| 100% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 63% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 53% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 51% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 49% | WHERESWALDO | 11 | Popular children's book series ... whose protagonist is "hiding" in the circled letters |
| 47% | KRISHNA | 7 | In Hinduism, the most celebrated of the deities whose story is told in the Mahabharata |
| 46% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" star whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FMURRAYABRAHAM | 14 | "The Grand Budapest Hotel" actor whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 3 wds. |
| 45% | ALISMITH | 8 | Author whose novel “Summer” is the final book in her Seasonal Quartet (August, 2020) |
| 45% | WEAPON | 6 | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 45% | ROOM | 4 | The "where" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 45% | SUSPECT | 7 | The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 45% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" actor whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JANEGOODALL | 11 | Writer whose second book about chimpanzees, "In the Shadow of Man," was published in 1971 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 45% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Author of 1957 children's book The Cat in the Hat |
| 44% | TRADINGSPACES | 13 | Reality series whose title describes what the starting sounds of eight TV titles in this puzzle are doing |
| 44% | ARS | 3 | ___ Magna (Latin book whose title is an anagram of anagrams) |
| 44% | BENCHLEY | 8 | Peter, author of the book on which Jaws was based |
| 44% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man whose holiday is in mid-January |
| 44% | KENTUCKYDERBY | 13 | First leg of the Triple Crown, whose levels of success can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 44% | SEATTLE | 7 | City whose skyline is drawn in the opening of 43-Across |
| 44% | CARL | 4 | Astronomer Sagan whose papers are archived in the Library of Congress |
| 43% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 43% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 43% | GRAHAME | 7 | Kenneth —, author of 1908 children's book The Wind in the Willows |
| 43% | LINDSAY | 7 | Jeff —, author of novels Dexter is Dead and Dexter in the Dark |
| 43% | JOHNBOYNE | 9 | Author of WWII book The Boy in The Striped Pajamas |