| 100% | HOMER | 5 | Who wrote "By their own follies they perished, the fools" |
| 42% | VOLTAIRE | 8 | Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" |
| 37% | CAEN | 4 | Columnist who wrote "Baghdad by the Bay" |
| 36% | MEMOIRIST | 9 | Person who writes about times in their own life |
| 35% | EADIE | 5 | Betty, who wrote NY Times bestseller "Embraced by the Light" |
| 35% | CATO | 4 | Who wrote "Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise" |
| 34% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 33% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea ..." |
| 33% | FARMHOUSE | 9 | Type of home owned by those who tend the land |
| 33% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Postcards From the Edge": 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEPHENCHBOSKY | 14 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of his own "The Perks of Being a Wallflower": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DUMMY | 5 | Player in bridge who exposes their hand to be played by the declarer |
| 31% | TIM | 3 | O'Brien who wrote "The Things They Carried," 1990 |
| 31% | JULY | 4 | "Cold Day in ___," song written by Richard Leigh and recorded by The Chicks for their 1999 album "Fly" |
| 31% | NANCYKERRIGAN | 13 | Silver and bronze medal-winning Olympic figure skater who wrote the memoir "In My Own Words" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MAGOG | 5 | Giant in folklore who, with Gog, survived the destruction of their race by Brutus |
| 30% | IDIOTS | 6 | ''Mad'' staff, by their own admission |
| 30% | TERI | 4 | Hatcher who told Seinfeld "And by the way, they're real ... and they're spectacular!" |
| 30% | SEEKER | 6 | 1970 hit single from the who, later covered by Rush on their 'reverse tribute album' |
| 30% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Title held by the people who lent their names to 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 30% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | American rock band formed by the Followill brothers who named it after their grandfather: 3 wds. |
| 30% | TROUBLE | 7 | "There's Your ___," song written by Mark Selby and Tia Sillers, and recorded by The Chicks for their 1998 album 14a |
| 30% | GUYSWITHKIDS | 12 | A TV series co-created and written by Jimmy Fallon, chronicling the lives of three friends and their children: 3 wds. |
| 29% | IDIOTS | 6 | ''Mad'' magazine's staff, by their own admission |
| 29% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ARP | 3 | Surrealist Jean who dodged the draft by writing his birthdate in every space on his induction form |
| 29% | MAGOG | 5 | Giant in folklore who, with Gog, survived the destruction of their race by Brutus, legendary founder of Britain |
| 29% | ARP | 3 | Surrealist who avoided the draft by writing the day's date in every space on his induction paperwork |
| 29% | HAVEL | 5 | President who said "If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become president" |
| 29% | ARIANNA | 7 | Huffington who wrote "Fanatics & Fools" |