| 100% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "Alaska" is, well, you know (2 wds.) |
| 65% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "The Great Alone" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 59% | SALLYROONEY | 11 | Novelist whose "Beautiful World, Where Are You" won the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 51% | JONKRAKAUER | 11 | Nonfiction writer whose bestseller "Into the Wild" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BINGCROSBY | 10 | Crooner who may be best known for singing 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 45% | VERONICAROTH | 12 | YA novelist whose "Divergent" book series was adapted into movies starring Shailene Woodley: 2 wds. |
| 45% | STEPHENIEMEYER | 14 | YA novelist whose "Twilight" book series was adapted into movies starring Kristen Stewart: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CHERYLSTRAYED | 13 | American novelist whose memoir "Wild" was adapted into a 2014 film: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Razor Girl" novelist whose birthday is March 12 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | RIDLEYPEARSON | 13 | "White Bone" novelist whose birthday is March 13 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THOMASHARRIS | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SANDRABROWN | 11 | "Tailspin" novelist whose birthday is March 12 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ANNBRASHARES | 12 | YA novelist whose "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" book series was adapted into movies starring America Ferrera: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PATRICKREED | 11 | American pro golfer who is best known for being the winner of the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ILET | 4 | How should ___ you know?: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TOLET | 5 | "I just wanted ___ you know ...": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Novelist whose "The Testaments" won the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 41% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Novelist whose "The Institute" won the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror (2 wds.) |
| 41% | HOWDO | 5 | "___ you know that?": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROWANATKINSON | 13 | Actor who voiced Zazu, a hornbill in "The Lion King" and is best known for his role as Mr. Bean: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Novelist whose "Truly Madly Guilty" won a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 40% | IMEAN | 5 | "Do you know what ___?": 2 wds. |
| 40% | IAM | 3 | "Do you know who ___?": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PHILIPPMEYER | 12 | 46-Across novelist whose novel "The Son" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" was the best-selling global single of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | An American teen drama series starring Blake Lively, for which Penn Badgley is best known for playing her love interest Dan Humphrey: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DAVIDDUCHOVNY | 13 | American actor that reportedly has an IQ of 147, and is best known for his roles on "The X-Files" and "Californication": 2 wds. |