| 100% | ZADIESMITH | 10 | Author of “The Fraud,” whose plot involves the celebrated nineteenth-century Tichborne case (September, 2023) |
| 31% | OUSMANE | 7 | Director Sembène, often considered the father of African cinema, whose centenary was celebrated in 2023 |
| 31% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 30% | STOWE | 5 | Author of the 19th century's best-selling novel |
| 30% | GOODMAN | 7 | Allegra, author of the 2023 novel Sam |
| 30% | GEORGE | 6 | Jessica, British author of the 2023 novel Maame |
| 30% | ROTH | 4 | Philip —, author of the novels The Plot Against America and Portnoy's Complaint |
| 29% | HARRIETBEECHERSTOWE | 19 | Author of the century's best-selling novel (published 3/20/1852) |
| 29% | COLSONWHITEHEAD | 15 | Author of the novel “Harlem Shuffle” and its 2023 sequel, “Crook Manifesto” |
| 29% | ARISTOTLE | 9 | "On the Soul" author of the 4th century B.C. |
| 29% | BOWEN | 5 | Elizabeth —, author of the novels The Last September and Eva Trout |
| 29% | SAMUELCOLT | 10 | American weaponry inventor of the nineteenth century |
| 28% | NAOMIKLEIN | 10 | Author who described her book “Doppelganger” as being about “the horror of the society that flips fascist from within” (September, 2023) |
| 28% | ENGEL | 5 | Patricia, author of 2023 book The Faraway World |
| 28% | TREVANIAN | 9 | Author born Rodney Whitaker whose novels include The Crazyladies of Pearl Street and The Eiger Sanction |
| 28% | ALLINGHAM | 9 | Margery —, author of detective novels Mystery Mile and The Case of the Late Pig |
| 27% | BOWEN | 5 | Elizabeth —, author of novels The Last September and Eva Trout |
| 27% | KRISHNA | 7 | In Hinduism, the most celebrated of the deities whose story is told in the Mahabharata |
| 27% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 27% | DHLAWRENCE | 10 | Author whose book prompted the 1960 court case R. v Penguin Books Ltd. |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader whose holiday is celebrated in January |
| 27% | ROTH | 4 | Philip —, author of novels The Plot Against America and Portnoy's Complaint |
| 26% | LABOR | 5 | Day celebrated on the first Monday of September |
| 26% | SAND | 4 | George —, 19th-century author of the novel Indiana |
| 26% | ERLE | 4 | First name of the best-selling American author of the 20th century (as of 1970) |
| 26% | TRIANGLE | 8 | Love ___, TV plot device that involves the romantic feelings of three different people |
| 26% | SHAZAM | 6 | Zachary Levi superhero film whose 2023 sequel is subtitled "Fury of the Gods" |
| 26% | ACLU | 4 | Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967 |