| 100% | STANLEE | 7 | Founding Marvel writer and editor, born 1922 |
| 47% | LINDA | 5 | ___ Fite, female comic writer and editor who wrote "The Cat" series for Marvel Comics |
| 36% | TOURTEL | 7 | Mary, writer and artist who created Rupert Bear |
| 34% | WALLSTREET | 10 | Where bulls and bears are found |
| 33% | SEPT | 4 | Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Abbr. |
| 32% | SEPT | 4 | Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. [for real!] |
| 32% | TODD | 4 | ___ McFarlane, comic-book writer and artist who worked on Marvel's "The Amazing Spider-Man" |
| 32% | SOLPLAATJE | 10 | South African writer and politician; a founder member and first General Secretary of the SANNC |
| 31% | ANN | 3 | ___ Nocenti, journalist and writer who co-created Blackheart for Marvel Comics |
| 31% | MORRIS | 6 | William —, artist and writer who founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 |
| 31% | PAK | 3 | Marvel Comics writer Greg ___, recently producing "Star Wars: Darth Vader #2" and "Ronin Island" |
| 30% | KANIN | 5 | Garson ___, writer and director of Broadway's "Born Yesterday" |
| 30% | THENEWYORKER | 12 | Weekly periodical for which E.B. White was a writer and contributing editor for six decades (3 wds.) |
| 29% | PENNAMES | 8 | Writers' aliases, and what are found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Writer of "Mystic River," 18-Across, and 32-Across who was born August 4, 1965 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | DYNE | 4 | Superhero Wasp of Marvel Comics, aka Janet van ___, founding member and leader of the Avengers |
| 29% | STAN | 4 | ___ Lee, comic book writer who co-created Marvel superheroes like Spider-Man and Iron Man |
| 29% | STAN | 4 | ___ Lee, comic-book writer who co-created Marvel superheroes like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange |
| 28% | NORA | 4 | Writer and director ___ Ephron |
| 28% | JOAN | 4 | Writer and journalist ___ Didion |
| 28% | ATUL | 4 | Writer and surgeon Gawande |
| 28% | SAM | 3 | Writer and comedian Jay |
| 28% | PLTRAVERS | 9 | Writer born August 9, 1899, who created 33-Across and who was portrayed in 46-Across (3 wds.) |
| 28% | CEBULSKI | 8 | C.B. ___, American writer who succeeded Axel Alsonso as the Editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics |
| 28% | AGEE | 4 | Writer and film critic James |
| 28% | STOWE | 5 | Writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher __ |
| 27% | ALTERCATION | 11 | Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across? |
| 27% | JOHNSTEINBECK | 13 | Nobel Prize-winning writer born February 27, 1902, who wrote 18-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ROBERTLOUIS | 11 | With 46-Across, Scottish writer of 15-Across and "Treasure Island" born November 13, 1850 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | YITZHAKRABIN | 12 | Former Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |