| 100% | AGATE | 5 | James —, British theatre critic who authored nine-volume diary Ego |
| 93% | AGATE | 5 | James —, British theatre critic who authored the nine-volume diary Ego |
| 31% | SCOTT | 5 | Sheila —, British aviator who authored 1968 volume I Must Fly |
| 30% | LAWRENCE | 8 | T E —, British military officer who authored 1926 volume Seven Pillars of Wisdom |
| 29% | EMPSON | 6 | William —, British poet and critic who authored 1930’s Seven Types of Ambiguity |
| 29% | JOYCE | 5 | Author James who wrote "Ulysses" |
| 28% | IAN | 3 | Author Fleming who created James Bond |
| 28% | TYNAN | 5 | British critic Kenneth who created "Oh! Calcutta!" |
| 28% | HILTON | 6 | James __; author who created Shangri-La utopia |
| 28% | AMIS | 4 | British author who wrote "The Old Devils" |
| 28% | LEE | 3 | British author Child who created Jack Reacher |
| 27% | TYNAN | 5 | Kenneth —, English theatre critic and writer who died in 1980 |
| 27% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author who created James and the Giant Peach |
| 27% | DAHL | 4 | Author who wrote about James, Charlie and Matilda |
| 27% | SITWELL | 7 | Edith —, English poet and critic who authored 1937 novel I Live Under a Black Sun |
| 27% | CARROLL | 7 | Jim —, poet and musician who authored 1978 memoir The Basketball Diaries |
| 27% | JUDIDENCH | 9 | British dame who played M in James Bond films |
| 27% | IAN | 3 | Author ___ Fleming who created the fictional spy James Bond |
| 27% | ROWLING | 7 | British author Joanne ___ who wrote the "Harry Potter" series |
| 27% | AAMILNE | 7 | British author who created Winnie-the-Pooh: 3 wds. |
| 26% | PATTERSON | 9 | Crime author James who created Alex Cross |
| 26% | JOHN | 4 | English poet who authored volumes The Rural Muse and The Village Minstrel |
| 26% | JKROWLING | 9 | British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CHE | 3 | ___ Guevara who authored "The Motorcycle Diaries" |
| 24% | FIFTY | 5 | "___ Shades of Grey," romance novel by British author E. L. James |
| 24% | NICKHORNBY | 10 | British author who wrote "About a Boy," 16-Across, and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 24% | AGEE | 4 | Pulitzer-winning author who was also a film critic for Time magazine |