| 100% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer behind the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 75% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 60% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer behind the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 60% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer behind the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of the American writer born Samuel Clemens: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer who also wrote under the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 39% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer who also wrote under the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MUNRO | 5 | Writer with the pen name Saki |
| 36% | KARENBLIXEN | 11 | Danish author who wrote 17-Across and 30-Across under the pen name Isak Dinesen (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANET | 4 | Pen name of writer J. Schopfer |
| 36% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Mystery writer who (as J.D. Robb) created Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RICHARDBACHMAN | 14 | Stephen King's pen name under which he wrote "The Running Man": 2 wds. |
| 35% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | Pen name of Eric Blair, who wrote "Animal Farm": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of Samuel Clemens who is famous for his book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SAKI | 4 | Pen name for the short-story writer H. H. Munro |
| 33% | ELIOT | 5 | George ___, pen name of the Victorian writer Mary Ann Evans |
| 32% | OLDHAT | 6 | Behind the times (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of Daniel Handler, who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Pen name of Charles Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds. |
| 32% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Fictional young female detective who first appeared in a 1930 book credited to the pen name Carolyn Keene: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 32% | KEENE | 5 | Writer Carolyn, the pen name of more than 10 authors of the Nancy Drew series |
| 32% | HARDYBOYS | 9 | Fictional young male detectives who first appeared in a 1927 book credited to the pen name Franklin W Dixon: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANNLANDERS | 10 | Pen name used for 56 years by advice columnists Ruth Crowley and Eppie Lederer: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EVALONGORIA | 11 | Actress (birthday today) behind the much-loved character Gabrielle Solis in "Desperate Housewives": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Writer of the children's story, "The Tale of Tom Kitten": 2 wds. |