| 100% | QUESTLOVE | 9 | The Roots drummer/frontman who wrote the cookbook "Mixtape Potluck: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire" |
| 30% | QUESTLOVE | 9 | Front man of the Roots who wrote the cookbook "Mixtape Potluck" |
| 27% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Love Song" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Waitress": 2 wds. |
| 27% | RAJ | 3 | ___ Koothrappali, astrophysicist from "The Big Bang Theory" who forms a band with his friend and writes songs about sci-fi characters |
| 26% | PATTILABELLE | 12 | "New Attitude" singer who wrote the cookbook "Recipes for the Good Life": 2 wds. |
| 26% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Singer and actor for whom Paul Anka wrote the hit song "My Way": 2 wds. |
| 26% | AMANDAFREITAG | 13 | Food Network celebrity chef who wrote a cookbook subtitled "A Pro Chef's Recipes for Fun, Fearless Home Cooking" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | INA | 3 | Garten who wrote the cookbook “Cooking for Jeffrey” |
| 26% | CHALK | 5 | I am a teacher's best friend. I help them write on the blackboard. Who am I? |
| 26% | CAROLEKING | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who wrote the song "You've Got a Friend" as a response to 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | LAILAALI | 8 | Retired boxer who wrote the cookbook "Food for Life" |
| 25% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "You've Got a Friend" singer/pianist who was the first woman to win a Grammy for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 25% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | A hugely popular girl group who were responsible for the hit songs "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" |
| 25% | SHEL | 4 | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
| 25% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the songs for "Waitress" |
| 25% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who writes the words for songs |
| 25% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" ('49) and for whom a crater is named on the far side of the moon |
| 25% | CARTLAND | 8 | English author Barbara, who wrote "The Wicked Marquis", and is referenced in the Guinness World Records for most novels published in a year |
| 25% | GUYSWITHKIDS | 12 | A TV series co-created and written by Jimmy Fallon, chronicling the lives of three friends and their children: 3 wds. |
| 24% | MIRANDA | 7 | Lin-Manuel who wrote the songs for 16-Across |
| 24% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for "Waitress" |
| 24% | JULY | 4 | "Cold Day in ___," song written by Richard Leigh and recorded by The Chicks for their 1999 album "Fly" |
| 24% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "Gin and Juice" rapper who wrote the cookbook "From Crook to Cook": 2 wds. |
| 24% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "Gin and Juice" rapper who wrote the cookbook "From Crook to Cook" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | JKROWLING | 9 | British novelist and creator of characters in 8a who also wrote the screenplay for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 3 wds. |
| 24% | JODIEFOSTER | 11 | Actress who won a Golden Globe for "The Silence of the Lambs" and won their Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THUNDERCAT | 10 | Former Suicidal Tendencies bassist who won two Grammys as a solo act, for the hit song "These Walls" and the album 28-Across |
| 24% | MEGHAN | 6 | Markle who wrote the foreword for "Together: Our Community Cookbook" |
| 24% | ELLIE | 5 | Greenwich who co-wrote songs for the Ronettes and Crystals |
| 24% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer who wrote the songs for 17-Across (2 wds.) |