| 100% | STACEYABRAMS | 12 | Fair Fight Action founder and author of 19-Across and 33-Across whose legal thriller "While Justice Sleeps" topped "The New York Times" fiction bestseller list in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Writer whose novel "The Brethren" topped "The New York Times" Fiction Best Seller List for nine weeks in 2000 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Novelist whose "The Covenant" spent nine weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JUDITHKRANTZ | 12 | Novelist whose "Princess Daisy" spent five weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ROBERTLUDLUM | 12 | Novelist whose "The Bourne Identity" spent 16 weeks on the 1980 New York Times Fiction Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 28% | JENNYLAWSON | 11 | 34-Across writer whose new memoir, "Broken (in the best possible way)," debuted on the "New York Times" Best Seller list (2 wds.) |
| 27% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | Author of the 1993 New York Times best seller "Girl, Interrupted": 2 wds. |
| 27% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of the 2012 New York Times best seller "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 26% | STIEGLARSSON | 12 | Author of the 2005 New York Times best seller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo": 2 wds. |
| 26% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Michael Crichton novel that spent eight weeks at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in 1995 (3 wds.) |
| 26% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 26% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | English singer whose album "÷" and song "Shape of You" both topped the charts in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JEFFBEZOS | 9 | Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, also currently one of the top 5 richest men in the world: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LAURALIPPMAN | 12 | Author of the 2019 novel "Lady in the Lake," which was adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries starring 19-Across and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | CARLOSBELTRAN | 13 | Outfielder who won both the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger awards in 2006 and 2007 while on the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ALICEWALTON | 11 | American heiress and daughter of Walmart founder who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds |
| 25% | LAURENEJOBS | 11 | American businesswoman and founder of Emerson Collective who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds. |
| 25% | JANEHARPER | 10 | 18-Across and 33-Across writer whose novel "The Dry" won the British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | INDIANAJONES | 12 | Action franchise whose new installment has "The Dial of Destiny" in its title: 2 wds. |
| 25% | OPED | 4 | Term retired by the New York Times in 2021 in favor of "guest essay" |
| 24% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | Fictional superhero appearing in comic books who is a founding member of the Justice League and an ambassador of the Amazon people: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Bestselling author of political and legal thrillers, including "The Camel Club," 15-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | KAREEMABDUL | 11 | ___-Jabbar, the six-time NBA MVP who received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 24% | FREDRIKBACKMAN | 14 | Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Rated 9.0 on IMDb, this movie about the confrontation of "The Joker" and "Batman" is listed in the top 10 movies of all time: 3 wds. |
| 24% | JOHNGREEN | 9 | Author of the bestsellers "Paper Towns" and "Everything Is Tuberculosis": 2 wds. |
| 24% | CARYELWES | 9 | Star of 33-Across whose memoir about it, "As You Wish," will be published in the fall of 2014: 2 wds. |
| 24% | KNOWINGYOU | 10 | Top 10 single that 30-Across performed at the Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | BILLMAHER | 9 | "Real Time" host who owns a minority share of the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 23% | COLLEENHOOVER | 13 | 19-Across and 31-Across novelist who surged in popularity in the #BookTok community on TikTok in 2021 (2 wds.) |