| 100% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Bestselling author of 18-Across, 31-Across, and the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series (3 wds.) |
| 55% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Best-selling author of the "Court of Thorns and Roses" and "Throne of Glass" "romantasy" series: 3 wds. |
| 45% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2024's "The Hunter" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2018's "The Witch Elm" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MAAS | 4 | "A Court of Thorns and Roses" author Sarah J. ___ |
| 40% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | Author of 18-Across, 40-Across, and the National Book Award-winning "The 9-Down Maker" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | THESIXTHMAN | 11 | Fifth installment of the "King and Maxwell" series by 31-Across (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 38% | GUYSWITHKIDS | 12 | A TV series co-created and written by Jimmy Fallon, chronicling the lives of three friends and their children: 3 wds. |
| 37% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 film starring 14-Across and 31-Across that introduced the main characters of the Netflix series "Cobra Kai" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ZANDERSECHRIST | 14 | 19-Across pitcher who had a 3.12 season ERA and was the winning pitcher of the final game of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROMANTASY | 9 | Portmanteau literary genre for "A Court of Thorns and Roses" |
| 36% | THEFAMOUSFIVE | 13 | Series of children's novels written by Enid Blyton featuring the adventures of a group of young children and their dog Timmy: 3 wds. |
| 36% | GEORGEWBUSH | 11 | Ex-president who once co-owned the 30-Across and who threw out the first pitch of the 2023 World Series: 3 wds. |
| 36% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of "The Nightingale," 18-Across, and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEWILDROBOT | 12 | 2024 animated film featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, 14-Across, and 31-Across about an automaton who befriends animals on a remote island (3 wds.) |
| 36% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | BBC sci-fi series in which 31-Across plays the 10th and 14th incarnations of the title character: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "The Shining" and 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OCTAVIAEBUTLER | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "Parable of the Sower" and its sequel, "Parable of the Talents": 3 wds. |
| 35% | ISAWTHELIGHT | 12 | Biopic about 18-Across, and the title of a classic gospel song he wrote: 4 wds. |
| 35% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Initialed author of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe": 3 wds. |
| 35% | RLSTINE | 7 | Initialed author of the "Goosebumps" series: 3 wds. |
| 35% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 35% | JKROWLING | 9 | The author of the hugely popular "Harry Potter" series: 3 wds |
| 35% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of political and legal thrillers, including "The Camel Club," 15-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AHARDDAYS | 9 | "___ Night," a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. |
| 34% | CONEHEADS | 9 | Dan Aykroyd film, and a hint to the starts of 18- and 38-Across and 3- and 30-Down |
| 34% | DOUGWILSON | 10 | Host of the former TLC series "Moving Up" who's a designer on 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | REBECCAYARROS | 13 | Bestselling romance and fantasy author of 15-Across, 30-Across, and 2021's "The Things We Leave Unfinished" (2 wds.) |