| 100% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers "The Whole Truth" and "Deliver Us From Evil": 2 wds. |
| 58% | SHELDONSIEGEL | 13 | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers "Final Verdict" and "Criminal Intent": 2 wds. |
| 57% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers "The Firm" and "The Pelican Brief": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MEGGARDINER | 11 | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers "China Lake" and "The Nightmare Thief": 2 wds. |
| 56% | LISASCOTTOLINE | 14 | Lawyer who wrote the thrillers "Look Again" and "Don't Go": 2 wds. |
| 43% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | Former first lady who wrote the memoirs "Becoming" and "The Light We Carry" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DAVIDABRAMS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "Fobbit" and "Brave Deeds" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SCOTT | 5 | With 35-Across, lawyer who wrote the thrillers "Presumed Innocent" and "Personal Injuries" |
| 41% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | 2000, 2008, and 2012 US tennis Olympic gold medalist who wrote the memoir "On the Line": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "Gin and Juice" rapper who wrote the cookbook "From Crook to Cook": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRANDICHASTAIN | 14 | 1996 and 2004 US soccer Olympic gold medalist who wrote the memoir "It's Not About the Bra": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Tennis champ who captained the US's Davis Cup team (1981-1985) and wrote "A Hard Road to Glory": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | U.S. president who wrote the novels "The President Is Missing" and "The President's Daughter" with 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KEVINPOWERS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "The Yellow Birds" and "A Shout in the Ruins" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ELLIOTACKERMAN | 14 | U.S. Marine Corps veteran who wrote the war novels "Green on Blue" and "Dark at the Crossings" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | RICHARDNIXON | 12 | Former U.S. president who wrote "In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GEORGEMURPHY | 12 | American actor who served as the U.S. Senator from California and was also included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Postcards From the Edge": 2 wds. |
| 39% | LOUISBRAILLE | 12 | Blind educator who invented the touch system of reading and writing named after him: 2 wds. |
| 39% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | "Parks and Recreation" actress who wrote the memoir "Yes Please": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Former U.S. President who wrote "Dreams from My Father," 18-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DANBROWN | 8 | American author who wrote the bestselling thriller series including "The Da Vinci Code": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LAURABUSH | 9 | First Lady who wrote the 2010 memoir "Spoken From the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROSALYNNCARTER | 14 | First Lady who wrote the 1984 memoir "First Lady From Plains": 2 wds. |
| 38% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | "Parks and Recreation" actress who wrote the 2014 memoir "Yes Please": 2 wds. |
| 38% | WILLIAMBUTLER | 13 | ___ Yeats, Irish poet who wrote the poem "The Second Coming" and helped found the Abbey Theatre: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | "Time After Time" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "Gin and Juice" rapper who wrote the cookbook "From Crook to Cook" (2 wds.) |