| 100% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator and head writer of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 68% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator, head writer, and executive producer of 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator, writer, and producer of 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 57% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | African-American writer of 14-Across and 28-Across awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator and star of "Insecure": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LARRYMCMURTRY | 13 | Author of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | HUGHJACKMAN | 11 | Star of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CARYGRANT | 9 | Male star of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Female star of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator, writer, and star of HBO's "Insecure" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Writer of 17-Across, 36-Across, and the 2019 novel "Chances Are ... " (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JENNYLHOWE | 10 | Author of 14-Across and 42-Across (3 wds.) |
| 46% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame": 2 wds. |
| 46% | LENAWAITHE | 10 | Creator/writer of the TV series "The Chi" and "Boomerang" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Writer of "Mystic River," 18-Across, and 32-Across who was born August 4, 1965 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | PATTONOSWALT | 12 | Comedian/actor of 14-Across and 29-Across who turned 50 on January 27, 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | JEANPAULSARTRE | 14 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "No Exit" and "The Flies": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 46% | BRANDONTAYLOR | 13 | Alabama-born writer of 15-Across and 26-Across/27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator/writer of the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" Oscar winner who is a creator and producer of "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 44% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | AARONSORKIN | 11 | Creator/writer of "Sports Night," "The West Wing," and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JENNYHAN | 8 | Author of 14-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MRT | 3 | Creator and star of the reality show "I Pity the Fool" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Portrayer of 14-Across' spouse in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 43% | LUKEWALTON | 10 | Head coach of the L.A. Lakers since 2016 and coach of 41-Across since 2018 (2 wds.) |