| 100% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 49-Across, classical composer who wrote many works after becoming deaf: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNWILLIAMS | 12 | Composer who has worked with Spielberg on many films like "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," and is also the composer for 33a: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FRANZKAFKA | 10 | German-language novelist who wrote "The Metamorphosis," most of whose work got published after his death: 2 wds. |
| 34% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer who wrote the songs for 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | QUINCYJONES | 11 | Composer who wrote "The Streetbeater," the theme song for 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KATEMULGREW | 11 | Actress who wrote the 2015 memoir "Born With Teeth": 2 wds. |
| 31% | KENNETH | 7 | With 37-Across, Scottish author who wrote "The Wind in the Willows": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ELOISAJAMES | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Desperate Duchesses series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DEBBIEMACOMBER | 14 | Romance novelist who wrote the Blossom Street series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Chesapeake Bay series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BACH | 4 | Classical composer who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos |
| 30% | LAURADERN | 9 | "Marriage Story" Oscar winner who wrote 30-Across with her mother, 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Squeeze Me" author who wrote the novel that 49-Across is based on (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country music superstar who wrote the novel "Run, Rose, Run " with 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DIANELADD | 9 | "Wild at Heart" Oscar nominee who wrote 30-Across with her daughter, 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 50-Across, composer who completed nine symphonies, including the "Eroica": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | With 49-Across, dinosaur adventure sequel with Bryce Dallas Howard: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CURTISMAYFIELD | 14 | Group member who wrote and sang 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IMNOT | 5 | With 49-Across, song that won 14-Across his Best Country Song Grammy: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 28% | AMYSCHUMER | 10 | Sketch comedy performer who wrote and stars in 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | U.S. president who wrote the novels "The President Is Missing" and "The President's Daughter" with 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | RUDOLPHTHE | 10 | With 57 Across, a more accurate way to describe the guy who works the mother of all night jobs? |
| 28% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) who wrote "Becoming": 2 wds. |
| 27% | DAVIDGRANN | 10 | American journalist who wrote "Killers of the Flower Moon," "The Wager," and the works that inspired 16-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | DONDELILLO | 10 | Author of "Libra" and "Mao II" who wrote 18-, 26-, and 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 27% | JAMESJOYCE | 10 | Irish author who wrote "Ulysses": 2 wds. |
| 27% | BRAMSTOKER | 10 | Irish author who wrote "Dracula": 2 wds. |
| 27% | IRVINEWELSH | 11 | Scottish author who wrote "Trainspotting": 2 wds. |