| 100% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 74% | PAULAMCLAIN | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 16-Across and 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 67% | TOMPERROTTA | 11 | Bestselling novelist of "Little Children" and 17-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 66% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2024's "The Hunter" (2 wds.) |
| 65% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of "The Nightingale," 18-Across, and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | TOMPERROTTA | 11 | Bestselling novelist of "Little Children," 17-Across, and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | FREDRIKBACKMAN | 14 | Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2018's "The Witch Elm" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah about two lifelong best friends that was adapted as a Netflix series starring 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | JAMESDASHNER | 12 | Author of 32- and 46-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | FIGURESKATING | 13 | Sport featured in 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | FREIDAMCFADDEN | 14 | "The Teacher," 19-Across, and 42-Across bestselling novelist who is also a physician specializing in brain injuries (2 wds.) |
| 59% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of political and legal thrillers, including "The Camel Club," 15-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | JODIPICOULT | 11 | Bestselling author of more than 30 books, including "My Sister's Keeper," 19-Across, and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of more than 40 political thrillers, including "The Camel Club" and 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | Award-winning novelist of 18-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SHOELESSJOE | 11 | Nickname of "Black Sox" outfielder Jackson who's a character in 18-Across and 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | BRIGHTLIGHTS | 12 | HBO documentary about the mother-daughter relationship of 32- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HEATHERMORRIS | 13 | New Zealand novelist who wrote "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" and its sequels, 32-Across and 52-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | CORNELIAFUNKE | 13 | Novelist of 18-Across and the "Inkheart" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 57% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Loki" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 32-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 57% | SUZANNECOLLINS | 14 | "The Hunger Games" series novelist whose "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" was adapted as a 2023 film starring 19-Across and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | SARAPARETSKY | 12 | Bestselling novelist of 28-Across who created 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Brooklyn-born comedian who was an executive producer of 27-Across and 32/38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | DAMIANMCGINTY | 13 | Irish singer who played Rory Flanagan on "Glee" and was a member of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | EMMAWOODHOUSE | 13 | "Handsome, clever, and rich" Jane Austen heroine played by 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Boston native and author of "Mystic River," 14-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 Steven Speilberg film starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, 19-Across, 32-Across, and a lot of CGI dinosaurs (2 wds.) |