| 100% | RICHARDBACHMAN | 14 | Stephen King's pen name under which he wrote "The Running Man": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GALBRAITH | 9 | J.K. Rowling's pen name under which she wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling," Robert ___ |
| 36% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Pen name of Charles Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BACHMAN | 7 | Stephen King's pen name |
| 35% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer who also wrote under the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer who also wrote under the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | Pen name of Eric Blair, who wrote "Animal Farm": 2 wds. |
| 33% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of the American writer born Samuel Clemens: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HEARTSIN | 8 | With 37-Across, 2001 mystery-thriller film adapted from Stephen King's novella "Low Men in Yellow Coats": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of Daniel Handler, who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAN | 3 | "The Running ___," 1982 dystopian thriller novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 32% | ERASMUS | 7 | He wrote "In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king" |
| 32% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | 18-Across creator who wrote the episode in which 32-Across died: 2 wds |
| 31% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JESSEVENTURA | 12 | Former wrestler who played Captain Freedom in "The Running Man": 2 wds. |
| 31% | LECAR | 5 | Name under which the Renault 5 was marketed in the U.S. |
| 30% | GOLDENHOUSE | 11 | Salman Rushdie's work, "The ___" where he writes about the problem of nationwide identity crisis: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEPILGRIMS | 11 | "___ Progress," book by John Bunyan which he worked on while in the Bedfordshire county prison: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOME | 4 | Stephen King's "Under the ___" |
| 29% | IRON | 4 | "___ Man 2," movie which features Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" |
| 29% | DOGDAY | 6 | "___ Afternoon," 1975 film starring Al Pacino for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEFUGITIVE | 11 | Harrison Ford's 1993 movie (25th anniversary) in which he plays a man who is wrongfully convicted: 2 wds. |
| 28% | GOOD | 4 | "A ___ Marriage," 2014 film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name |
| 28% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who wrote the children's book "Sulwe": 2 wds. |
| 28% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | "Harriet" actress who wrote the children's book "Remember to Dream, Ebere": 2 wds. |