| 100% | KEENE | 5 | Writer Carolyn, the pen name of more than 10 authors of the Nancy Drew series |
| 53% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn ___ (pen name for the writers of the Nancy Drew mysteries) |
| 46% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn ___, pseudonym of the Nancy Drew writers |
| 43% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn __, Nancy Drew writers' pen name |
| 42% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 41% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn ___ (Nancy Drew series pen name) |
| 38% | AGE | 3 | 90, for the Nancy Drew series, as of 2020 |
| 37% | GEORGEELIOT | 11 | Pen name of the female author of "Silas Marner" |
| 37% | ELLISBELL | 9 | Pen name of the female author of "Wuthering Heights" |
| 37% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the female author of "Out of Africa" |
| 37% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANDYSTACK | 9 | Pen name of the female author of True Detective stories |
| 36% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ROBERTGALBRAITH | 15 | Pen name of the female author of "The Cuckoo's Calling" |
| 36% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of the American writer born Samuel Clemens: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELIOT | 5 | George ___, pen name of the Victorian writer Mary Ann Evans |
| 36% | VED | 3 | Indian author ___ Mehta, a staff writer for The New Yorker for more than 30 years |
| 35% | OHENRY | 6 | Pen name of William Sidney Porter, author of short story collections Roads of Destiny and The Four Million |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Author Nelle ___ of "Go Set a Watchman" who wrote under the pen name Harper |
| 34% | TONI | 4 | First name of the most-selected author in Oprah's Book Club |
| 34% | TRESSELL | 8 | Robert —, pen name of the author of 1914 posthumously published novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
| 34% | RUNYON | 6 | Damon —, author of the short story collections More Than Somewhat, Furthermore and Take It Easy |
| 34% | BRONTE | 6 | Author of "Wuthering Heights" Emily ___ who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell |
| 33% | MARYANNEEVANS | 13 | Author of "The Mill on the Floss" who wrote under the pen name George Eliot: 3 wds. |
| 33% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn ___, “author” of Nancy Drew books |
| 33% | EDMCBAIN | 8 | Author of the 87th Precinct series |
| 33% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the Harry Potter series |
| 33% | MUNRO | 5 | Writer with the pen name Saki |
| 33% | JOHN | 4 | Name of more than 20 popes |