| 100% | ALANPATON | 9 | Author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” |
| 100% | ALANPATON | 9 | South African author of Cry, the Beloved Country |
| 78% | PATON | 5 | Alan —, author of novels Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope |
| 76% | PATON | 5 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" author |
| 76% | ALANPATON | 9 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" author |
| 76% | ALANPATON | 9 | “Cry, the Beloved Country” author |
| 75% | PATON | 5 | Alan —, author of the novels Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope |
| 75% | PATON | 5 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" author Alan |
| 75% | PATON | 5 | “Cry, the Beloved Country” author Alan |
| 75% | ALAN | 4 | “Cry, the Beloved Country” author Paton |
| 73% | ALAN | 4 | With 20-Across, “Cry, the Beloved Country” author |
| 71% | ALAN | 4 | Paton of "Cry, the Beloved Country" fame |
| 61% | ALANPATON | 9 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" novelist |
| 61% | ALAN | 4 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" novelist Paton |
| 61% | PATON | 5 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" novelist Alan |
| 60% | EDNAOBRIEN | 10 | Author of novels The Country Girls and A Pagan Place |
| 59% | KORDA | 5 | Zoltan —, director of film dramas Cry, the Beloved Country and A Woman's Vengeance |
| 57% | EDNAOBRIEN | 10 | Author of novels The Country Girls and A Pagan Place (4,1’5) |
| 57% | PYNCHON | 7 | Thomas —, author of novels Vineland and The Crying of Lot 49 |
| 52% | AESOP | 5 | Original author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" |
| 52% | AESOP | 5 | "Fabled" author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" |
| 52% | CRY | 3 | Alan Paton's "___, the Beloved Country" |
| 51% | CRY | 3 | "___, the Beloved Country" (Alan Paton novel) |
| 51% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 51% | AESOP | 5 | Ancient author of fables like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" |
| 51% | AESOP | 5 | Greek author of fables like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" |
| 50% | EDNA | 4 | "The Taste of Country Cooking" author Lewis |
| 50% | LEOCHERNE | 9 | Author of the quote |
| 50% | CHARLESDICKENS | 14 | Author of the quote |
| 50% | REDSMITH | 8 | Author of the Stepquote |