| 100% | ELENA | 5 | Italian author Ferrante, who wrote the "Neapolitan Novels" |
| 71% | ELENA | 5 | Ferrante who wrote the Neapolitan quartet |
| 65% | NORA | 4 | Author Roberts who wrote the new novel "Under Currents" |
| 63% | SARA | 4 | Author Paretsky who wrote the V.I. Warshawski novels |
| 62% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel The Godfather |
| 58% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 56% | BALDACCI | 8 | Best-selling author David who writes the “King and Maxwell” novels |
| 56% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Mystery author who wrote the 2015 novel “X” (the twenty-fourth in a series) |
| 55% | TED | 3 | American author ___ Bell who wrote the Alexander Hawke novel series |
| 55% | ELENA | 5 | Author Ferrante of the "Neapolitan Novels" |
| 55% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 54% | SILVA | 5 | Daniel who writes the Gabriel Allon spy novels |
| 53% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 53% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author who wrote the novel "Ramona and Her Mother" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | GALLICO | 7 | Author Paul who wrote The Poseidon Adventure |
| 53% | ROTH | 4 | Author Veronica who wrote the "Divergent" books |
| 52% | LEE | 3 | Author Child who wrote the Jack Reacher series |
| 52% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JASPER | 6 | Fforde who writes the "Thursday Next" mystery novels |
| 52% | DONOGHUE | 8 | Emma who wrote the novel Room |
| 52% | ELLISON | 7 | Ralph who wrote the novel "Juneteenth" |
| 52% | NORA | 4 | Author Roberts who wrote the 2016 bestseller "The Obsession" |
| 52% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SOPHIEKINSELLA | 14 | Author of the "Shopaholic" novels who also wrote stand-alone novels as Madeleine Wickham: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MCBAIN | 6 | Ed who wrote the 87th Precinct novels |
| 51% | IAN | 3 | Fleming who wrote the Bond spy novels |
| 51% | TATE | 4 | Poet who wrote the novel "The Fathers" |
| 51% | DISRAELI | 8 | British politician who wrote the novel Coningsby |