| 100% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MARYANNEEVANS | 13 | Author of "The Mill on the Floss" who wrote under the pen name George Eliot: 3 wds. |
| 51% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 48% | KARENBLIXEN | 11 | Danish author who wrote 17-Across and 30-Across under the pen name Isak Dinesen (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ROWLING | 7 | J.K. ___, creator of "Harry Potter" who also wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith |
| 45% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries who wrote the 2015 novel "X": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SOPHIEKINSELLA | 14 | Author of the "Shopaholic" novels who also wrote stand-alone novels as Madeleine Wickham: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LEE | 3 | Author Nelle ___ of "Go Set a Watchman" who wrote under the pen name Harper |
| 43% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRONTE | 6 | Author of "Wuthering Heights" Emily ___ who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell |
| 42% | ALCOTT | 6 | Author of "Jo's Boys" Louisa May ___ who wrote under the pen name A.M. Barnard |
| 42% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of Daniel Handler, who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 41% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 41% | EVAN | 4 | Author Hunter who wrote under the pen name Ed McBain |
| 41% | STACEYABRAMS | 12 | Voting rights activist who writes legal thrillers such as 14-Across under her own name and romance novels under the pen name Selena Montgomery (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the Harry Potter series |
| 39% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer who also wrote under the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 39% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer who also wrote under the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MARYSHELLEY | 11 | Author who began writing 28-Across at the age of 18: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novel "Big Little Lies" which was adapted into an Emmy-winning TV series: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | Pen name of Eric Blair, who wrote "Animal Farm": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROBERTNOONAN | 12 | Author of novel The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, published posthumously in 1914 under the name Robert Tressell |
| 38% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | American author of "The Godfather" who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JKROWLING | 9 | Children's author who wrote several novels as Robert Galbraith: 3 wds. |
| 38% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NOONAN | 6 | Robert —, author of novel The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, published posthumously in 1914 under the name Robert Tressell |