| 100% | HARRY | 5 | J.K. Rowling's kid |
| 83% | CASUAL | 6 | J. K. Rowling's 2012 novel "The ___ Vacancy" |
| 82% | OBE | 3 | Award accepted by J. K. Rowling and turned down by C. S. Lewis |
| 81% | JOANNE | 6 | Author J. K. Rowling's first name |
| 80% | JOANNE | 6 | Part of J. K. Rowling's "J. K." |
| 75% | SCAMANDER | 9 | Newt __, fictitious J K Rowling author |
| 74% | CASUAL | 6 | J.K. Rowling's "The ___ Vacancy" |
| 73% | SCOT | 4 | J. K. Rowling, by residence |
| 71% | TALES | 5 | J.K. Rowling's "The ___ of Beedle the Bard" |
| 70% | OBE | 3 | Honour for J. K. Rowling |
| 69% | OBE | 3 | 2001 honor for J. K. Rowling |
| 69% | EXETER | 6 | University attended by J. K. Rowling |
| 69% | NEWT | 4 | ___ Scamander, pseudonym of J. K. Rowling |
| 69% | PENNAMES | 8 | Robert Galbraith and J. K. Rowling |
| 69% | ALIAS | 5 | Robert Galbraith, to J. K. Rowling |
| 68% | SCOT | 4 | J. K. Rowling or Arthur Conan Doyle, e.g. |
| 68% | FANTASTIC | 9 | Adjective used to describe J.K. Rowling's beasts |
| 68% | OBE | 3 | Honour given to J. K. Rowling: Abbr. |
| 68% | POTTER | 6 | Fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling, Harry __ |
| 67% | NEWT | 4 | ___ Scamander ("magizoologist" in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe) |
| 66% | LETHAL | 6 | J.K. Rowling's 2018 novel "___ White", written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith |
| 66% | CAKE | 4 | Cauldron ___, food item from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series |
| 64% | OBES | 4 | Awards for J. K. Rowling and P. L. Travers: Abbr. |
| 64% | JOANNE | 6 | The "J" of J. K. Rowling |
| 64% | GALBRAITH | 9 | J.K. Rowling's pen name under which she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling," Robert ___ |
| 63% | FANTASTICBEASTS | 15 | With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 61% | SCOT | 4 | J.K. Rowling or Captain Kidd |
| 61% | NEWT | 4 | Magizoologist Scamander who "wrote" J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" |
| 60% | BEASTS | 6 | "Fantastic" J.K. Rowling critters |
| 59% | INITIAL | 7 | The J. or K. of J.K. Rowling |