| 100% | DAWKINS | 7 | Richard —, Kenya-born author of books The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion |
| 41% | MCDERMID | 8 | Val —, author of the novels Blue Genes and The Distant Echo |
| 40% | ALANGARNER | 10 | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath |
| 39% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | English author of "Stardust," "American Gods" and "The Graveyard Book" |
| 39% | AESOP | 5 | Author of "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox" |
| 39% | JOSEPHHELLER | 12 | Author of the novels Something Happened and God Knows |
| 38% | MEREDITH | 8 | George —, author of novels Beauchamp's Career and The Ordeal of Richard Feverel |
| 37% | OCONNOR | 7 | Flannery —, author of novels The Violent Bear It Away and Wise Blood |
| 36% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 36% | TANYATAGAQ | 10 | Throat singer and author of the book “Split Tooth” |
| 36% | WYNDHAMLEWIS | 12 | Vorticist painter; author of novels The Revenge for Love and The Apes of God |
| 36% | OSMAN | 5 | Richard —, television presenter and author of novels including The Bullet That Missed |
| 36% | HAILEY | 6 | Arthur —, Bedfordshire-born author of novels In High Places and The Moneychangers |
| 36% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 36% | BLAKE | 5 | William —, English author of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and The Book of Los |
| 36% | ASSANGE | 7 | Author of the 2012 book "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" |
| 36% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRAUTIGAN | 9 | Richard —, author of the novels In Watermelon Sugar and Trout Fishing in America |
| 36% | SEUSS | 5 | Author of the books quoted at 17-, 29-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 35% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | Author of 18-Across, 40-Across, and the National Book Award-winning "The 9-Down Maker" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BRYSON | 6 | Bill —, author of books A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods |
| 35% | SPOCK | 5 | Benjamin —, author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care |
| 35% | DAHL | 4 | Roald —, author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 35% | JARED | 5 | ___ Diamond, author of the 1998 Pulitzer-winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" |
| 35% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BUCKERIDGE | 10 | Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books |
| 35% | PAULSAYER | 9 | Author of novels The Absolution Game and The Comforts of Madness |
| 34% | FREYANORTH | 10 | Author of novels The Turning Point and The Way Back Home |