| 100% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Creator of Huckleberry Finn: 2 wds. |
| 83% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | * Creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: 2 wds. |
| 80% | TOMSAWYER | 9 | Pal of Huckleberry Finn: 2 wds. |
| 61% | JIMHENSON | 9 | Creator of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SAMUELCLEMENS | 13 | Real name of "Huckleberry Finn" author Mark Twain: 2 wds. |
| 58% | TOMSAWYER | 9 | Mark Twain character whose pal is Huckleberry Finn: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TWAIN | 5 | Mark ___ (creator of Huckleberry Finn) |
| 56% | LAWRENCEBLOCK | 13 | Creator of the Matthew Scudder mystery novel series: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Brooklyn-born comedian and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm": 2 wds. |
| 53% | BOBKANE | 7 | Creator of Gotham hero Bat-Man, which was later changed to Batman: 2 wds. |
| 52% | KENYABARRIS | 11 | Creator of "Black-ish" who based the show on his real-life family: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SATOSHITAJIRI | 13 | Japanese video game designer who is the creator of the Pokemon franchise: 2 wds. |
| 50% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Creator of TV's "All in the Family" who received the Woody Guthrie Prize in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TOMSAWYER | 9 | Friend of Huckleberry Finn |
| 48% | JEFFFOXWORTHY | 13 | He was the creator of the humorous "Redneck" franchise before he hosted "The American Bible Challenge": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Huckleberry Finn creator |
| 48% | TWAIN | 5 | Huckleberry Finn creator |
| 47% | TWAIN | 5 | "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" writer, Mark |
| 46% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer |
| 46% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator and star of "Insecure": 2 wds. |
| 46% | TWAIN | 5 | Creator of Finn and Sawyer |
| 46% | TWAIN | 5 | Creator of Sawyer and Finn |
| 45% | TWAIN | 5 | Creator of Sawyer and Finn, Mark ___ |
| 45% | ROWANATKINSON | 13 | Creator of "Mr. Bean" who plays 29-Across in a spy spoof franchise (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BRUCEMILLER | 11 | Creator of the Hulu TV series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 44% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | Creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple who was born on September 15, 1890 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ISEE | 4 | 2 wds to show understanding of something |
| 44% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator, writer, and producer of 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator and head writer of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CHUCKLORRE | 10 | Creator of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," who is also the co-creator of CBS's new show "Young Sheldon": 2 wds. |