| 100% | BLIXEN | 6 | Karen ___, real name of author Isak Dinesen |
| 67% | KAREN | 5 | Real first name of writer Isak Dinesen |
| 56% | AGATHA | 6 | First real name of author Mary Westmacott |
| 52% | KARENBLIXEN | 11 | Real name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SAMUELCLEMENS | 13 | Real name of "Huckleberry Finn" author Mark Twain: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THEODORGEISEL | 13 | Real name of "The Cat in the Hat" author Dr. Seuss: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SAMUEL | 6 | Real first name of author Mark Twain |
| 48% | CHARLES | 7 | With 36-Across, real name of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" author Lewis Carroll |
| 46% | ISAK | 4 | "Out of Africa" author's pen name, ___ Dinesen |
| 46% | DINESEN | 7 | Isak —, pseudonym of Karen Blixen, author of memoir Out of Africa |
| 44% | BLIXEN | 6 | Danish author Karen, aka Isak Dinesen |
| 44% | ERIK | 4 | Real name of 29-Down |
| 44% | BOBPARR | 7 | Real name of Mr. Incredible |
| 44% | ALBERT | 6 | Real name of George VI |
| 43% | POPPINFRESH | 11 | Real name of the Pillsbury Doughboy |
| 43% | DEBRA | 5 | Real name of TV's Grace |
| 43% | WALTER | 6 | Real name of superhero Rorschach, __ Kovacs |
| 43% | TCHALLA | 7 | Real name of superhero Black Panther |
| 43% | HELENA | 6 | Real name of DC Comics' Huntress |
| 43% | MARYANN | 7 | Real name of 102 Down, ___ Evans |
| 42% | SIMBA | 5 | Real name of a Disney title character |
| 42% | DANIELHANDLER | 13 | Real name of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEANCOMBS | 9 | Real name of Puff Daddy, aka Love |
| 42% | NORMA | 5 | Real name of Marilyn Monroe ___ Jeane Mortenson |
| 42% | ABEL | 4 | Real name of The Weeknd, ___ Makkonen Tesfaye |
| 42% | MELISSA | 7 | Real name of rapper and singer Lizzo |
| 42% | SAMUELCLEMENS | 13 | Real name of 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HHMUNRO | 7 | Real name of short story writer Saki |
| 42% | HEWSON | 6 | Real name of U2 lead singer Bono, Paul __ |
| 42% | HALJORDAN | 9 | Real name of DC Comics' 1959 Green Lantern |