| 100% | TRUSS | 5 | Lynne —, author of 1994 novel With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed |
| 32% | CHILD | 5 | Lee —, author of novels Persuader and One Shot |
| 32% | CHILD | 5 | Lee -, author of novels Persuader and One Shot |
| 32% | KENKESEY | 8 | Author of the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest |
| 31% | CHIA | 4 | ___ Pet (novelty gift that comes with a packet of seeds) |
| 31% | GROSS | 5 | Andrew —, author of the novels Reckless and One Mile Under |
| 30% | KESEY | 5 | Ken —, author of 1962 novel One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 30% | RENDELL | 7 | Ruth —, author of the novels The Veiled One and Talking to Strange Men |
| 30% | MORAVIA | 7 | Alberto —, author of novels Contempt and The Indifferent Ones |
| 30% | MISHIMA | 7 | Yukio —, author of 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea |
| 30% | JOHNIRVING | 10 | Author of novels In One Person and Last Night in Twisted River |
| 30% | TONYPARSONS | 11 | Author of novels Men from the Boys and One for My Baby |
| 29% | EGAN | 4 | Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City" |
| 29% | LYALL | 5 | Gavin —, author of novels Honourable Intentions and Midnight Plus One |
| 29% | BUSHNELL | 8 | Candace —, author of novels One Fifth Avenue and Lipstick Jungle |
| 29% | WILLIAM | 7 | With 35-Across, author of the classic dystopian novel "Lord of the Flies" |
| 29% | JOHNRINGO | 9 | US author of novels Against the Tide and Live Free or Die |
| 29% | MALCOLM | 7 | & 22A Author of novels From Aberystwyth with Love and Aberystwyth Mon Amour |
| 28% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 28% | WELLS | 5 | H G —, author of novels The World Set Free and The Wonderful Visit |
| 28% | FORSTER | 7 | E M —, author of novels Howards End and A Room with a View |
| 28% | ANNE | 4 | Author Tyler with the upcoming novel "A Spool of Blue Thread" |
| 27% | ASCH | 4 | Author of biblical novels |
| 27% | VOLTAIRE | 8 | Author of 1759 novel Candide |
| 27% | GOSETA | 6 | Authored by 42-Across, "___ Watchman" is one of her two published novels: 3 wds. |
| 26% | TOMROBSMITH | 11 | Author of 2008 novel Child 44 |