| 100% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | British author of "1984" and 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 72% | IANMCEWAN | 9 | British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. |
| 70% | KATEMORTON | 10 | Australian author of 17- and 26-Across: 2 wds. |
| 64% | JAMESDASHNER | 12 | Author of 32- and 46-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "The Shining" and 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Empire Falls" and 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of 17 and 63 Across |
| 57% | FREDRIKBACKMAN | 14 | Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JANEAUSTEN | 10 | Author of "Pride and Prejudice": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Author of the young adult novels 30-Across and the upcoming "On the Come Up": 2 wds. |
| 55% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Best-selling author of 25-, 36-, and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of 26 novels including "Texas" and "Alaska": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JANEAUSTEN | 10 | Author of "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | HAROLDPINTER | 12 | British author of "The Birthday Party" who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DORISLESSING | 12 | British author of "The Golden Notebook" who won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOHNGREEN | 9 | Author of the bestsellers "Paper Towns" and "Everything Is Tuberculosis": 2 wds. |
| 53% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British author of "Never Let Me Go" who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature : 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 52% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | Director of 2017's "Lady Bird" and 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DONDELILLO | 10 | Author of "Libra" and "Mao II" who wrote 18-, 26-, and 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Canadian author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Blind Assassin": 2 wds. |
| 51% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Author of "The Sandman" graphic novels and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | CARNEGIE | 8 | Author of 17-, 37- and 61-Across |
| 51% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and its sequel, "The Testaments": 2 wds. |
| 51% | SARAPARETSKY | 12 | Author of "Brush Back," the latest of 17 novels featuring 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SUZANNECOLLINS | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels, "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LARRYMCMURTRY | 13 | Author of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SAOIRSERONAN | 12 | Irish-American actress who starred in "Lady Bird" and 17-Across: 2 wds. |