| 100% | BRONTE | 6 | English poet and novelist Emily ___ whose only novel "Wuthering Heights" is considered a classic |
| 37% | EMILY | 5 | ___ Bronte, famous novelist and poet who wrote only one novel, "Wuthering Heights" |
| 36% | SEWELL | 6 | English author Anna ___ whose only novel "Black Beauty" is a bestseller |
| 33% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Mitchell, novelist whose only novel "Gone with the Wind" won her a Pulitzer and a National Book Award |
| 31% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Classic sci-fi novel whose title character is a mad scientist |
| 30% | PACMAN | 6 | Classic arcade game whose only control is a joystick |
| 30% | BANOFFEE | 8 | English dessert pie whose name is a combination of a fruit and a confection |
| 29% | AGATHA | 6 | ___ Christie, English mystery novelist known for her classic detective novels and short stories |
| 29% | MARGARET | 8 | American novelist ___ Mitchell whose only novel published during her lifetime was "Gone with the Wind" |
| 29% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 28% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 28% | BYRON | 5 | Renowned English poet and a famous romantic, Lord ___ |
| 28% | MATTHEWPRIOR | 12 | English poet and diplomat whose works include 1700's Carmen Saeculare |
| 28% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic poem whose subject is "a black ocean, leaping and wide" |
| 28% | BROWNING | 8 | Surname of an English poet and a firearm designer |
| 27% | SITWELL | 7 | Edith —, English poet and critic who authored 1937 novel I Live Under a Black Sun |
| 27% | TONYHARRISON | 12 | English poet whose volumes include V and The Loiners |
| 27% | PHILIPPMEYER | 12 | 46-Across novelist whose novel "The Son" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (2 wds.) |
| 27% | CARTLAND | 8 | English author Barbara, who wrote "The Wicked Marquis", and is referenced in the Guinness World Records for most novels published in a year |
| 26% | HARPERLEE | 9 | Author whose only published novel won a Pulitzer |
| 26% | ITENDSWITHUS | 12 | 2024 box-office hit based on a Colleen Hoover novel ... whose title is a "spoiler" for 20-, 28-, 39-, and 47-Across |
| 26% | AIMECESAIRE | 11 | Poet and intellectual who was a founder of the Négritude movement |
| 26% | WUTHERING | 9 | Emily Bronte's only published novel: __ Heights |
| 26% | GOTHIC | 6 | Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights are this genre |
| 26% | RICHARDFORD | 11 | "The Sportswriter" novelist whose novel 47-Across was adapted into a film by 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ESSO | 4 | Classic brand whose symbol is a tiger |
| 26% | REO | 3 | Classic car whose name is a monogram |
| 26% | BROOKE | 6 | Rupert —, English poet whose works include Tiare Tahiti and Fafaia |
| 26% | TONY | 4 | & 13D English poet whose volumes include V and The Loiners |
| 26% | ICE | 3 | Vanilla ___ (rapper whose only hits were in 1990 and 1991) |