| 100% | BORIS | 5 | ___ Pasternak, Russian author who only wrote one novel, "Doctor Zhivago" |
| 64% | PASTERNAK | 9 | Boris ___, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "Doctor Zhivago" |
| 63% | PLATH | 5 | Sylvia ___, American author who only wrote one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 54% | ANNA | 4 | ___ Sewell, famous author who wrote only one novel, "Black Beauty" |
| 53% | SYLVIA | 6 | ___ Plath, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 52% | SALINGER | 8 | J.D. ___, famous author who wrote only one novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" |
| 44% | RALPH | 5 | ___ Ellison, American author who only published one novel during his lifetime, "Invisible Man" |
| 39% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel The Godfather |
| 38% | AUTHOR | 6 | One who writes novels |
| 37% | ERNEST | 6 | Author Cline who wrote Ready Player One |
| 36% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery author who wrote several novels as Barbara Vine: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Horror author who wrote several novels as Richard Bachman: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORA | 4 | Author Roberts who wrote the new novel "Under Currents" |
| 36% | PALACIO | 7 | Author R.J., who wrote children's novel Wonder |
| 36% | SARA | 4 | Author Paretsky who wrote the V.I. Warshawski novels |
| 35% | JKROWLING | 9 | Children's author who wrote several novels as Robert Galbraith: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ELENA | 5 | Italian author Ferrante, who wrote the "Neapolitan Novels" |
| 35% | ERICHSEGAL | 10 | Author of novels Doctors, Only Love and Prizes |
| 35% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author who wrote the novel "Ramona and Her Mother" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who also wrote horror novels as Richard Bachman: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Mystery author who wrote the 2015 novel “X” (the twenty-fourth in a series) |
| 34% | TED | 3 | American author ___ Bell who wrote the Alexander Hawke novel series |
| 34% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 34% | COURTNEY | 8 | Author Milan who writes romance novels |
| 34% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Squeeze Me" author who wrote the novel that 49-Across is based on (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 33% | BALDACCI | 8 | Best-selling author David who writes the “King and Maxwell” novels |