| 100% | CHELSEACLINTON | 14 | Former First Daughter who wrote 19-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 63% | PATTIDAVIS | 10 | Former First Daughter who wrote the memoir "The Long Goodbye" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | PATTI | 5 | With 23-Down, former First Daughter who wrote 15-Across and 46-Across |
| 57% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | Former first lady who wrote the memoirs "Becoming" and "The Light We Carry" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JENNABUSHHAGER | 14 | Former First Daughter who wrote the memoir "Everything Beautiful in Its Time" (3 wds.) |
| 55% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | 19-Across drummer who also wrote and sang 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CHELSEACLINTON | 14 | Former First Daughter who co-wrote the illustrated memoir "Grandma's Gardens" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | HAROLDRAMIS | 11 | Former "SCTV" performer who wrote, produced, and directed "Groundhog Day": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOHNSTEINBECK | 13 | Nobel Prize-winning writer born February 27, 1902, who wrote 18-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Former president who wrote over 30 books, including 19-Across and 34-Across, and who turns 100 years old on October 1, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | FREDRIKBACKMAN | 14 | Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British novelist who wrote 19-Across and 31-Across and was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 50% | HILLARYCLINTON | 14 | Politician who wrote "What Happened," 19-Across, and 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MACAULAYCULKIN | 14 | Child actor who starred in 19-Across and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LAURABUSH | 9 | Former first lady who wrote the memoir "Spoken from the Heart" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JOHNMULANEY | 11 | Stand-up comic and former "SNL" writer who first returned to host in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AMYSCHUMER | 10 | Sketch comedy performer who wrote and stars in 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AMYBRENNEMAN | 12 | Former "NYPD Blue" actress who plays Laurie Garvey in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SISTERBONIFACE | 14 | Wine-making Roman Catholic nun with a PhD in forensic science who first appeared on 19-Across and is now featured in a spin-off series starring 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | "The Road" Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote 19-Across, 46-Across, and the 2022 novel "The Passenger" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Grammy-winning pop icon and former "Mickey Mouse Club" star who wrote 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | AUDRELORDE | 10 | Former New York State Poet Laureate who wrote 5-Across, 16-Across, 48-Across, and 56-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | 19-Across and 32-Across actor who plays Dr. Abraham Erskine in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | CAMNEWTON | 9 | Former Panthers quarterback and first overall draft pick in 2011 who signed with the Patriots in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 18-Across, 44-Across, and 2020's "The Night Watchman" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Former U.S. President who wrote "Dreams from My Father," 18-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | DONDELILLO | 10 | Author of "Libra" and "Mao II" who wrote 18-, 26-, and 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANNNAPOLITANO | 13 | "Dear Edward" novelist who wrote 15-Across and 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Actress who stars in, wrote, directed, and coproduced 16-Across: 2 wds. |