| 100% | POHL | 4 | Co-author of stories with Asimov and Clarke |
| 55% | AESOP | 5 | Author of stories with morals |
| 50% | TOLKIEN | 7 | Author of stories featuring Bilbo and Gandalf |
| 47% | CROMPTON | 8 | Richmal —, author of stories featuring William Brown and Violet Elizabeth Bott |
| 46% | KENNEDY | 7 | A L —, author of story collections All the Rage and What Becomes |
| 46% | OLIVERONIONS | 12 | Author of ghost story collections Widdershins and The Painted Face |
| 46% | EMFORSTER | 9 | Author of Howards End and A Room With A View |
| 45% | POE | 3 | Author of such stories as "The Premature Burial" and "The Black Cat" |
| 45% | COUSTEAU | 8 | Author of "The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure" |
| 45% | AMOSOZ | 6 | Israeli author of "Where the Jackals Howl, and Other Stories" |
| 45% | BARRYMORE | 9 | Drew __, author of Wildflower and co-star on E.T. |
| 45% | AMAATAAIDOO | 11 | Author of “Our Sister Killjoy” and “Changes: a Love Story” |
| 45% | ANISTON | 7 | Co-star of "Friends" and "Friends With Money" |
| 44% | KARENRUSSELL | 12 | Author of the short-story collection "Orange World and Other Stories": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MALCOLM | 7 | & 22A Author of novels From Aberystwyth with Love and Aberystwyth Mon Amour |
| 43% | SHEEHY | 6 | Author Gail with biographies of Hillary Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 43% | EDWARDTUDORAROYALHEIR | 21 | With 39- and 54-Across, the beginning of the story |
| 43% | EDWARDWITHTOMSSUPPORT | 21 | With 94- and 106-Across, the end of the story |
| 43% | NEGRI | 5 | Co-author of “Empire,” with Hardt |
| 43% | ALEXANDERPOPE | 13 | Author of the verse that starts with the beginnings of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 43% | TREVOR | 6 | William —, author of novels Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault |
| 43% | WHITE | 5 | Edmund —, author of novels A Boy's Own Story and The Farewell Symphony |
| 43% | RUNYON | 6 | Damon —, author of short story collections More Than Somewhat and Take It Easy |
| 42% | TREVOR | 6 | William —, author of the novels Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault |
| 42% | RUNYON | 6 | Damon —, author of the short story collections More Than Somewhat, Furthermore and Take It Easy |
| 42% | CHALAMET | 8 | Co-chair of the 2021 Met Gala, along with Gorman, Eilish, and Osaka |
| 41% | JACKKIRBY | 9 | With Stan Lee, co-creator of the Hulk and Thor |