| 100% | MIRIAMTOEWS | 11 | Canadian writer who has published nine novels, including "All My Puny Sorrows" and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | FIONADAVIS | 10 | American writer who has published seven historical novels set in famous New York City buildings, including 17-Across, 29-Across, and 2023's "The Spectacular," set in Radio City Music Hall (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALICEHOFFMAN | 12 | American novelist who has written 29 novels, including "The Dovekeepers," 14-Across, and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NICHOLASSPARKS | 14 | 46-Across writer who has had 11 of his novels adapted to film (including 19-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BILLMURRAY | 10 | Oscar-nominated actor who has appeared in nine movies directed by 40-Across, including "The French Dispatch" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | HANNAHGADSBY | 12 | Australian comedian and writer who has a comedy special on Netflix titled "Nanette": 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAINBOWROWELL | 13 | 15-Across and 46-Across writer whose third "Simon Snow" novel was published in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | American artist who has won the Grammy thrice for "Best Album of the Year," including one for "September of My Years": 2 wds. |
| 29% | SALLYFIELD | 10 | Actress who had a 28-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1984's "Places in the Heart" and 2012's "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GABRIELLEZEVIN | 14 | 16-Across and 28-Across writer whose novel "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" won the Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Writer who created the White Rabbit and the March Hare: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of 26 novels including "Texas" and "Alaska": 2 wds. |
| 28% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Help Me" singer/songwriter who has nine Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROBERTHERJAVEC | 14 | Canadian businessman who married his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson and who has been a "shark" on all 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MICHAELEDGSON | 13 | Canadian paralympian who has won 18 golds at the Paralympic Games: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Singer who has had 19 #1 hits, including "Emotions": 2 wds. |
| 27% | RICHARDADAMS | 12 | Writer who created Fiver, Hazel, and their fellow rabbits in "Watership Down": 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer who has had 12 #1 hits, including "Blank Space": 2 wds. |
| 27% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | Bestselling romance novelist who has written more than 200 books, including 18-Across and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | HARLANCOBEN | 11 | Mystery writer who signed a five-year deal with Netflix to develop 14 of his novels as miniseries and films (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ALICEMUNRO | 10 | Canadian writer who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TENBIGONES | 10 | Novel in Janet Evanovich's 32-Across series that was published between "To the Nines" and "Eleven on Top" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | DAVIDEKELLEY | 12 | Writer/producer who has won 11 Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Limited Series for 29-Across (3 wds.) |
| 26% | KILGORETROUT | 12 | Fictional novelist who appears in several novels by 41-Across, including "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Writer who created Peter Rabbit and Cotton-tail: 2 wds. |
| 26% | BILLMURRAY | 10 | Actor who has worked with Wes Anderson on eight movies including "The Grand Budapest Hotel": 2 wds. |
| 26% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who has worked with director Tim Burton on eight movies including "Edward Scissorhands": 2 wds. |