| 100% | SEPT | 4 | Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. [for real!] |
| 70% | SEPT | 4 | Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Abbr. |
| 41% | THENEWYORKER | 12 | Weekly periodical for which E.B. White was a writer and contributing editor for six decades (3 wds.) |
| 40% | NNN | 3 | Abbreviation for the type of lease that designates the tenant to be responsible for paying real estate taxes, maintenance and insurance |
| 39% | BELLHOOKS | 9 | Professor and writer of Feminism is for Everybody |
| 39% | GRACIOUS | 8 | To be welcoming, kind, and compassionate |
| 39% | DEC | 3 | Mo. for Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day |
| 37% | HUGO | 4 | Set of literary awards for science-fiction and fantasy genre which is named after writer-editor Gernsback |
| 36% | MAEWEST | 7 | Actress and writer whose autobiography is titled “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It” |
| 36% | BENHARPER | 9 | Fight for Your Mind and The Will to Live artist |
| 36% | ASPIRIN | 7 | It is used for pain and to prevent blood clots |
| 36% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SYNC | 4 | Good thing for a film's audio and video to be in |
| 35% | AVATAR | 6 | Sequels to this 2009 blockbuster movie are scheduled for 2021 and 2023 |
| 34% | GREASY | 6 | Like foods said to be good for hangovers and bad for skin complexion |
| 34% | KIRKDOUGLAS | 11 | "Lust for Life" and "Spartacus" actor who lived to be 103: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SNAPPY | 6 | "Make it ___," phrase asking for something to be done quickly and without delays |
| 34% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 34% | OLE | 3 | Her s___ purpose in life was to provide for herself and her family |
| 34% | AST | 3 | Zone that clocks in Antigua and Barbuda are permanently aligned to, for short |
| 34% | PENNAMES | 8 | Writers' aliases, and what are found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | PUNS | 4 | The salon names To Dye For and Best Little Hairhouse (both real!), e.g. |
| 34% | LINDA | 5 | ___ Fite, female comic writer and editor who wrote "The Cat" series for Marvel Comics |
| 34% | ITSALONGSTORY | 13 | "We could be here for a bit...," and a hint to each circled word |
| 34% | STEPS | 5 | Courthouse ___, entrance to the courthouse that is often a site for protests and rallies |
| 34% | SIS | 3 | Kate, to Randall and Kevin on "This Is Us," for short |
| 33% | DEP | 3 | According to their website this is "developed for active lifestyles" and will deliver "effortless control" |
| 33% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 33% | MULANEY | 7 | John ___, American stand-up comedian and actor who was a writer for "Saturday Night Live" |
| 33% | ANNE | 4 | Sci-fi writer McCaffrey, who was the first woman to win a Hugo for fiction |