| 100% | MINION | 6 | "Despicable Me" character who has an uncontrollable craving for bananas |
| 40% | DATA | 4 | Star Trek character who has an “emotion chip” installed |
| 40% | NORM | 4 | "Cheers" character who had an off-screen wife named Vera |
| 39% | CROWE | 5 | Actor Russell who has an Oscar for "Gladiator" |
| 39% | CLOONEY | 7 | Actor George who has an Oscar for "Syriana" |
| 38% | ATTILA | 6 | King who had an audience with Pope Leo I |
| 38% | ORAL | 4 | Televangelist Roberts who has an Oklahoma university named for him |
| 38% | CHEATER | 7 | Gambler who has an ace up his sleeve, for example |
| 38% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 37% | XXXXX | 5 | They have an i for technology |
| 36% | NOONE | 5 | Who has won an Oscar for Best Actor three times |
| 36% | POGO | 4 | Comic strip character who said "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person" |
| 35% | DOROTHY | 7 | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| 35% | NIOBE | 5 | Character of myth for whom an element is named |
| 34% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who has been a regular character on "Sesame Street" for years |
| 34% | ALDA | 4 | Alan who has been nominated for an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony |
| 34% | CASSIO | 6 | "Othello" character who laments "Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!" |
| 33% | ABE | 3 | "Simpsons" character who said, "I'm an old man. I hate everything but Matlock!" |
| 33% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, American media personality who has written the book "What I Know For Sure" |
| 33% | PLUTO | 5 | Disney character who may have been named in 1931 for a newly discovered planet |
| 32% | GARY | 4 | ___ Player, three-time Masters winner who has been an Honorary Starter for the same since 2012 |
| 32% | PATIO | 5 | I'm an outdoor relaxing spot for BBQs and lazy gatherings. Who am I? |
| 32% | GRU | 3 | "Despicable Me" character with an army of yellow minions |
| 32% | EEYORE | 6 | Milne character for whom an an annual birthday party is thrown in Austin |
| 32% | EYRE | 4 | Literary heroine who says "Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine" |
| 31% | OKAPI | 5 | Alright for a Greek character to have an animal |
| 31% | TODD | 4 | "BoJack Horseman" character who writes the rock opera "Newtopia Rising, Book I: The Search for a New Utopia" |
| 31% | USER | 4 | Person who has an app |
| 31% | EYRE | 4 | Jane of fiction who says "Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine" |
| 31% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "Never Have I Ever" cocreator who auditioned unsuccessfully for "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |