| 100% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of political and legal thrillers, including "The Camel Club," 15-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 78% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of more than 40 political thrillers, including "The Camel Club" and 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Bestselling novelist known for legal thrillers, including 18-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Bestselling novelist known for legal thrillers, including 18-Across and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | REBECCAYARROS | 13 | Bestselling romance and fantasy author of 15-Across, 30-Across, and 2021's "The Things We Leave Unfinished" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | PREMIERLEAGUE | 13 | Highest level of the men's English football system, which has 20 clubs, including 15-Across, 22-Across, 37-Across, and 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JODIPICOULT | 11 | Bestselling author of more than 30 books, including "My Sister's Keeper," 19-Across, and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DIVINEJUSTICE | 13 | Fourth novel in a series featuring Oliver Stone and his group of political watchdogs called the Camel Club (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JAMESDASHNER | 12 | Author of 32- and 46-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DANBROWN | 8 | American author who wrote the bestselling thriller series including "The Da Vinci Code": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GONEGIRL | 8 | 2014 David Fincher thriller featuring a Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated score by the members of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MELBLANC | 8 | The voice of 15-Across and many other Looney Tunes characters: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRIGHTLIGHTS | 12 | HBO documentary about the mother-daughter relationship of 32- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Bestselling author of 18-Across, 31-Across, and the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series (3 wds.) |
| 38% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Loki" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 32-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Author of the young adult novels 30-Across and the upcoming "On the Come Up": 2 wds. |
| 37% | STACEYABRAMS | 12 | Fair Fight Action founder and author of 19-Across and 33-Across whose legal thriller "While Justice Sleeps" topped "The New York Times" fiction bestseller list in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROBERTKIRKMAN | 13 | "Invincible" comic book author and one of the executive producers of 25-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RUNAWAYJURY | 11 | 2003 legal thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman (birthday today) and John Cusack, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THELIBRARIANS | 13 | TNT series about a team of mystery-solving artifact hunters starring 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 36% | KARENRUSSELL | 12 | Author of the short-story collection "Orange World and Other Stories": 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "The Shining" and 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Executive producer of 32-Across and creator of the original version of the show: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Empire Falls" and 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of 26 novels including "Texas" and "Alaska": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |