| 100% | STEIN | 5 | Gertrude —, author of 1933 book The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas |
| 67% | STEIN | 5 | Gertrude —, author of The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas |
| 66% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author who also wrote the children's book "The World Is Round" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | STEIN | 5 | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author |
| 50% | STEIN | 5 | "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" writer Gertrude |
| 49% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | Medical school dropout who wrote "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HEINEY | 6 | Rose —, author of 2008 novel The Days of Judy B |
| 37% | COLETTE | 7 | French author of 1933 novel The Cat |
| 37% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | Partner of Alice B. Toklas |
| 37% | JOHNBOYNE | 9 | Author of WWII book The Boy in The Striped Pajamas |
| 37% | GREER | 5 | Germaine —, author of 1970 book The Female Eunuch |
| 37% | ENGEL | 5 | Patricia, author of 2023 book The Faraway World |
| 36% | PAUL | 4 | Author of 13 books of the Bible |
| 36% | ADIE | 4 | Kate —, journalist; author of 2002 autobiography The Kindness Of Strangers |
| 36% | PACKARD | 7 | Vance —, US journalist; author of 1957 book The Hidden Persuaders |
| 36% | WALKER | 6 | Alice —, author of 1982 novel The Color Purple |
| 36% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 36% | ELJAMES | 7 | Author of the Fifty Shades trilogy of books |
| 36% | EXPAT | 5 | Gertrude Stein or Alice B. Toklas |
| 35% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the Oz books |
| 35% | EXPATS | 6 | Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, e.g. |
| 35% | IDA | 3 | “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of ___ B. Wells” |
| 35% | STPETER | 7 | Titular author of two books of the Bible |
| 35% | KIPLING | 7 | Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __ |
| 35% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author of the "Goosebumps" book series |
| 35% | JANSSON | 7 | Author of the Moomin books, Tove __ |
| 35% | BAUM | 4 | Author of the original Oz books |
| 35% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 34% | CRISP | 5 | Quentin —, author of 1968 autobiography The Naked Civil Servant |
| 34% | TANYATAGAQ | 10 | Throat singer and author of the book “Split Tooth” |