| 100% | AAMILNE | 7 | Initialed author of "Winnie-the-Pooh": 3 wds. |
| 85% | RLSTINE | 7 | Initialed author of the "Goosebumps" series: 3 wds. |
| 80% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Initialed author of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe": 3 wds. |
| 72% | EBWHITE | 7 | Initialed author of "Charlotte's Web": 3 wds. |
| 62% | JKROWLING | 9 | The author of the hugely popular "Harry Potter" series: 3 wds |
| 60% | MARYANNEEVANS | 13 | Author of "The Mill on the Floss" who wrote under the pen name George Eliot: 3 wds. |
| 60% | ROO | 3 | Marsupial friend of Winnie the Pooh |
| 60% | OWL | 3 | Wise friend of Winnie the Pooh |
| 60% | ROO | 3 | Young friend of Winnie the Pooh |
| 60% | MILNE | 5 | A A —, creator of Winnie the Pooh |
| 60% | ACRE | 4 | Hundred ___ Wood (home of Winnie the Pooh) |
| 60% | ROO | 3 | One of Winnie the Pooh's pals |
| 60% | OWL | 3 | One of Winnie the Pooh's pals |
| 59% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | Author of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" who cameoed as a party guest in the 2011 film adaptation: 3 wds. |
| 59% | KANGA | 5 | Mother of Winnie the Pooh's smallest pal |
| 57% | MANY | 4 | "The ___ Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977 animated movie) |
| 55% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | Author of "The Sentinel," the short story on which 42-Across is based (3 wds.) |
| 55% | AAMILNE | 7 | British author who created Winnie-the-Pooh: 3 wds. |
| 55% | MILNE | 5 | A. A. ___, the author of "Winnie the Pooh" |
| 55% | DANBROWN | 8 | Author of the novel "Inferno": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROO | 3 | Marsupial in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" |
| 53% | JAMESPATTERSON | 14 | Author of the Alex Cross mystery series: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 53% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | Author of the Harlem-set novel "Jazz": 2 wds. |
| 53% | LOISLOWRY | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Giver": 2 wds. |
| 53% | EDWARDALBEE | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "The Zoo Story": 2 wds. |
| 53% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author of "Stuart Little" and "Charlotte's Web": 3 wds. |
| 53% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | Author of the Harlem-set novel "Invisible Man": 2 wds. |
| 53% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | Author of the absurdist play "Waiting for Godot": 2 wds. |
| 53% | EMILYHENRY | 10 | Author of the 2020 romance bestseller "Beach Read": 2 wds. |