| 100% | CHEYNEY | 7 | Peter —, British crime writer whose Lemmy Caution novels include This Man Is Dangerous |
| 98% | CHEYNEY | 7 | Peter —, British crime writer whose Lemmy Caution novels include This Man is Dangerous and Poison Ivy |
| 34% | ELENAFORBES | 11 | Crime writer whose 2007 debut novel was Die with Me |
| 34% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | British writer whose novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | NICK | 4 | English writer Hornby whose five novels have been adapted to movies including "Fever Pitch" |
| 28% | JANE | 4 | English writer Austen whose eight novels have been adapted to movies several times including "Pride & Prejudice" |
| 28% | SPARKS | 6 | American writer Nicholas whose eleven novels have been adapted to movies including "A Walk to Remember" |
| 27% | JANEHARPER | 10 | 18-Across and 33-Across writer whose novel "The Dry" won the British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | DICKFRANCIS | 11 | British crime writer and former steeplechase jockey known for his novels about 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | AMYTAN | 6 | Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang |
| 25% | DIANAGABALDON | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Outlander" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 25% | KATHYREICHS | 11 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Bones" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 25% | TESSGERRITSEN | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Rizzoli & Isles" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 25% | GUYFAWKES | 9 | British man whose day or night is on November 5th |
| 24% | SEANANMCGUIRE | 13 | Writer whose "Middlegame" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 24% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | PRIMOLEVI | 9 | Italian chemist and writer of If This is a Man |
| 24% | THEPRINCEANDTHEPAUPER | 21 | Mark Twain novel whose plot is encapsulated in this puzzle |
| 24% | JANEGOODALL | 11 | Writer whose second book about chimpanzees, "In the Shadow of Man," was published in 1971 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 24% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | Writer whose second Earthsea novel, "The Tombs of Atuan," was published in 1971 (4 wds.) |
| 24% | KAMERONHURLEY | 13 | Writer whose "The Light Brigade" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 24% | SHIRLEYJACKSON | 14 | Writer whose novel "The Haunting of Hill House" was adapted as the 1999 film "The Haunting" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | GARRY | 5 | & 5D Actor and writer whose roles included Senator Stern in 2010 action film Iron Man 2 |
| 24% | BALDWIN | 7 | James ___, queer writer whose novel "If Beale Street Could Talk" was adapted into film in 2018 |
| 24% | AVNIDOSHI | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "Burnt Sugar," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 24% | BRANDONTAYLOR | 13 | American writer whose debut novel, "Real Life," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ELLENRASKIN | 11 | "The Westing Game" writer whose 1974 novel, "Figgs & Phantoms," was a Newbery Honor Book (2 wds.) |
| 23% | HIVE | 4 | British young adult novel series by Mark Walden whose name is connected to 13a |