| 100% | SYLVIA | 6 | ___ Plath, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 73% | PASTERNAK | 9 | Boris ___, famous poet and author who wrote only one novel, "Doctor Zhivago" |
| 58% | PLATH | 5 | Sylvia ___, American author who only wrote one novel, "The Bell Jar" |
| 56% | SALINGER | 8 | J.D. ___, famous author who wrote only one novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" |
| 55% | OSCARWILDE | 10 | Irish poet and playwright who wrote only one novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in his lifetime: 2 wds. |
| 53% | EMILY | 5 | ___ Bronte, famous novelist and poet who wrote only one novel, "Wuthering Heights" |
| 51% | ANNA | 4 | ___ Sewell, famous author who wrote only one novel, "Black Beauty" |
| 43% | ADRIENNERICH | 12 | Poet and feminist who wrote “The moment of change is the only poem” |
| 42% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author who wrote the novel "Ramona and Her Mother" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BORIS | 5 | ___ Pasternak, Russian author who only wrote one novel, "Doctor Zhivago" |
| 41% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SYLVIA | 6 | Poet Plath, author of The Bell Jar |
| 39% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who wrote the children's book "The One and Only Sparkella": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRACEPALEY | 10 | Author and activist who wrote, “It is the poet’s responsibility to learn the truth from the powerless” |
| 38% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel The Godfather |
| 38% | POE | 3 | Poet who wrote "The Bells" and "The Raven" |
| 37% | TED | 3 | American author ___ Bell who wrote the Alexander Hawke novel series |
| 36% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GREEN | 5 | John ___, American author and YouTuber who wrote the best-selling novel "Paper Towns" |
| 36% | BALDACCI | 8 | Best-selling author David who writes the “King and Maxwell” novels |
| 35% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ Faulkner, author of "The Sound and the Fury" who once wrote the entire outline to a novel on his office walls |
| 35% | TATE | 4 | Poet who wrote the novel "The Fathers" |
| 35% | COLERIDGE | 9 | One of the founders of the Romantic era, poet Samuel Taylor, who authored poems such as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan" |
| 35% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Mystery author who wrote the 2015 novel “X” (the twenty-fourth in a series) |
| 35% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Bronte, novelist and poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Acton Bell |
| 34% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Squeeze Me" author who wrote the novel that 49-Across is based on (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | OYD | 3 | Poet who wrote "Fortune and love favor the brave" |
| 34% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | American author who wrote "A Perfect Life" and is currently the bestselling author alive: 2 wds. |