| 100% | OSBOURNE | 8 | Lloyd —, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson with whom he co-authored 1889 novel The Wrong Box |
| 32% | LUCY | 4 | ___ Hawking, Stephen Hawking's daughter with whom he co-authored "George's Secret Key to the Universe" |
| 32% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 30% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BLACK | 5 | & 12D The —, Robert Louis Stevenson novel subtitled A Tale of the Two Roses |
| 29% | THESUICIDE | 10 | & 10A Trilogy of Robert Louis Stevenson short stories first published in The London Magazine in 1878 |
| 28% | JADEN | 5 | Will Smith's son who co-starred with him in "The Pursuit of Happyness" |
| 28% | BLOCH | 5 | Robert —, author of the novels Psycho and Lori |
| 28% | NORA | 4 | Author Roberts who wrote the new novel "Under Currents" |
| 27% | MISHIMA | 7 | Yukio —, author of 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea |
| 27% | ANNE | 4 | Author Tyler with the upcoming novel "A Spool of Blue Thread" |
| 26% | WILLIAM | 7 | With 35-Across, author of the classic dystopian novel "Lord of the Flies" |
| 26% | HEINLEIN | 8 | Robert A —, author of the novels Starship Troopers and The Door into Summer |
| 26% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 26% | DANA | 4 | With 21-Down, journalist who co-hosts CNN's "State of the Union" |
| 26% | PIRSIG | 6 | Robert M —, author of 1974 autobiographical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
| 26% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries who wrote the 2015 novel "X": 2 wds. |
| 26% | WRONGBOX | 8 | The —, 1889 novel by R L Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne |
| 25% | MANOWAR | 7 | Whom The New York Times co-named athlete of the year, with Babe Ruth, in 1920 |
| 25% | ELIAB | 5 | Older brother of King David who argued with him before the slaying of Goliath |
| 25% | DUMAS | 5 | Author who died before finishing his novel The Knight of Sainte-Hermine |
| 25% | MINGUS | 6 | Charles ___, jazz double bassist who collaborated with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington |
| 25% | RICHARDWRIGHT | 13 | Pink Floyd keyboardist who shares a name with the author of "Native Son" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ROBERTNOONAN | 12 | Author of novel The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, published posthumously in 1914 under the name Robert Tressell |
| 25% | ILER | 4 | Actor Robert who hosts the podcast "Not Today, Pal" with former co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler |
| 25% | GIGIHADID | 9 | Supermodel with 35 appearances on the cover of "Vogue" who co-hosts 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ENGELS | 6 | Friedrich —, co-author with Karl Marx of The Communist Manifesto |
| 24% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |