| 100% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 49 Across, author of 27/38/47 Across |
| 57% | OSCAR | 5 | With 126-Across, author of the quip starting at 27-Across |
| 57% | DONOTFORSAKE | 12 | With 49-Across, theme song of 37- and 38-Across |
| 56% | IAN | 3 | With 49 Across, speaker of quote |
| 55% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 54% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 38 and 47 Across, best-seller written by 24/49 Across |
| 54% | RUDYARD | 7 | With 42 Across, British author of ''How the Camel Got His Hump'' |
| 54% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 50% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 50% | DONTSTOP | 8 | With 47-Across, Journey song that was the soundtrack to the final scene of 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CENTER | 6 | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| 49% | JAMES | 5 | With 67-Across, author of "Ulysses" |
| 49% | SAMGOLDWYN | 10 | With 28-Across, author of quip |
| 48% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 48% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 47-Across, theoretical physicist and author of 20-Across/28-Across/41-Across who passed away March 14, 2018 |
| 48% | MARGARET | 8 | With 65-Across, author of 40-Across |
| 48% | JOE | 3 | With 43-Across, author of the quote |
| 48% | MARGARET | 8 | With 53-Across, author of the quote |
| 48% | JANET | 5 | With 32-Across, author of "White Oleander" |
| 48% | CLAY | 4 | Potter's material associated with the end of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 47% | CHARLES | 7 | With 50-Across, author of "A Christmas Carol" |
| 47% | SCARLET | 7 | With 38-Across, symbols of a scandal ... or what 16-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across consist of (in their entirety)? |
| 47% | SLICED | 6 | With 38-Across, deli purchase ... or a description of the answer to 17-, 26-, 47- or 55-Across |
| 47% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 47% | SAM | 3 | With 49-Across, touter of green eggs and ham |
| 47% | BROOKLYN | 8 | With 51-Across, title of 27-Across's sitcom |
| 47% | AMY | 3 | With 60-Across, author of "The Joy Luck Club" |
| 46% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | Author of 20/49 Across |
| 46% | ALBERT | 6 | With 23-Across, author of the general theory of relativity |
| 46% | GOVERNMENT | 10 | With 49-Across, underlying theme of 24-Down |