| 100% | DAHL | 4 | Author Roald whose book "The BFG" was made into a 2016 movie |
| 47% | THEBFG | 6 | Roald Dahl book made into a Spielberg movie |
| 46% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | Author of the 1982 novel "The Color Purple," which was made into a 1985 movie: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SOLOMONNORTHUP | 14 | Author of the 1853 memoir "Twelve Years a Slave," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PELICAN | 7 | "The ___ Brief," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Julia Roberts |
| 40% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "It," based on whose books movies such as "The Shining" have been also been made: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ATIMETO | 7 | "___ Kill," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 3 wds. |
| 39% | FIFTYSHADES | 11 | Erotic trilogy whose first book is being adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEIG | 5 | William ___, author whose eponymous book the movie "Shrek" is based on |
| 38% | PIAF | 4 | Singer whose life was made into a 1980 hit play |
| 38% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Author of the 2001 novel "Mystic River" that was made into a 2003 Sean Penn film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MARGARET | 8 | With 40-Across, author of the 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie |
| 37% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 37% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOVELIZE | 8 | Make into a book |
| 36% | BIND | 4 | Make into a book |
| 36% | STORM | 5 | "The Perfect ___" (Sebastian Junger book made into a movie starring George Clooney) |
| 36% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ABFAB | 5 | Britcom made into a 2016 film, informally |
| 36% | OAT | 3 | It may be made into a meal |
| 36% | HAIR | 4 | It can be made into a bun |
| 36% | LEM | 3 | Science-fiction author Stanisław, whose novel “Solaris” was made into a Steven Soderbergh film |
| 36% | ADAPTED | 7 | Made into a movie, say |
| 36% | ADAPTS | 6 | Makes into a movie, say |
| 36% | ALISMITH | 8 | Author whose novel “Summer” is the final book in her Seasonal Quartet (August, 2020) |
| 36% | ZOLTANKORDA | 11 | Director of The Jungle Book whose brother Alexander was also a director |