| 100% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | False name, something an author writes under |
| 50% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | A false name used by an author |
| 44% | EVAN | 4 | Author Hunter who wrote under the pen name Ed McBain |
| 41% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KARENBLIXEN | 11 | Danish author who wrote 17-Across and 30-Across under the pen name Isak Dinesen (2 wds.) |
| 38% | INCOGNITO | 9 | Under an assumed name |
| 38% | CITE | 4 | Name, as an author |
| 38% | IBID | 4 | Abbr. after an author's name, maybe |
| 38% | CHARLESREADE | 12 | Fitting name for an author |
| 38% | ADDRESS | 7 | Something written on an envelope |
| 37% | COMMENT | 7 | One can be written under an online post |
| 37% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Something often written under |
| 36% | INCOG | 5 | Under a false name, briefly |
| 36% | SEAN | 4 | Name written with an accent in Irish English |
| 36% | ANONYMOUS | 9 | Written when an author is unknown |
| 35% | ECO | 3 | Author Umberto who wrote "The Name of the Rose" |
| 35% | SPEC | 4 | Something you might write an article on |
| 34% | KITDEWAAL | 9 | English author who wrote My Name Is Leon |
| 34% | DUO | 3 | Its name may be written with an ampersand |
| 34% | PUBDATE | 7 | Something awaited by an author, casually |
| 34% | BRONTE | 6 | Author of "Wuthering Heights" Emily ___ who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell |
| 34% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer who also wrote under the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer who also wrote under the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 33% | POE | 3 | Baltimore Ravens mascot named for an author |
| 33% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 33% | GUESTLIST | 9 | Written-down names of the people invited to an event: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MAE | 3 | West who wrote plays under the pen name Jane Mast |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Blurb under an author's photo, for short |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Paragraph under an author's photo, for short |
| 33% | INCOGNITO | 9 | Disguised; under a false name |