| 100% | BIGBIRD | 7 | "Sesame Street" character who is 8 feet, 2 inches tall: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARKQUISNOWELL | 14 | Toronto Raptors point guard who, at 5 feet, 8 inches, is the shortest active player in the NBA (2 wds.) |
| 47% | AISHATYLER | 10 | "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" host who's six feet tall: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GARYCOLEMAN | 11 | "Diff'rent Strokes" actor who was 4'8" tall: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | "Lethal Weapon" character who is the partner of Martin Riggs: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DANNYDEVITO | 11 | "Taxi" actor who is 4'10" tall: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FINNHUDSON | 10 | "Glee" character who was portrayed by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | RAMONAQUIMBY | 12 | Klickitat Street "age 8" girl who is a pest and who is brave (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | "Game of Thrones" actor who is 4'4" tall: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SHARONMARSH | 11 | Central character from "South Park," who is the mother of Stan Marsh: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GEENADAVIS | 10 | "Thelma & Louise" star who's six feet tall: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BROOKESHIELDS | 13 | "Suddenly Susan" actress who's six feet tall: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MICHAELDOUGLAS | 14 | "Wall Street" actor who is a United Nations Messenger of Peace: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ the Grouch, "Sesame Street" character who is celebrated on June 1st |
| 40% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "Ocean's 8" actress who is an avid knitter: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IANMALCOLM | 10 | Actor Jeff Goldblum's character in 26a who is a mathematician and chaos theorist: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 39% | GUIDOSARDUCCI | 13 | Don Novello's early "SNL" character who was a rock critic for "L'Osservatore Romano": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BIGBIRD | 7 | Yellow "Sesame Street" character: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STUARTLITTLE | 12 | Children's novel by E.B. White featuring a boy who is two inches tall and looks like a mouse (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MIKEWHEELER | 11 | Played by Finn Wolfhard, character who is one of Will Byers' three friends in "Stranger Things": 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHICOESCUELA | 12 | Garrett Morris's early "SNL" character to whom baseball had been "berra berra good": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CALVINMURPHY | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 9 inches, is the shortest player in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ELMO | 4 | "Sesame Street" character who asked people online how they were doing |
| 38% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | Oscar-winning actor ("Good Will Hunting") who voiced a penguin in "Happy Feet": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DIANEKEATON | 11 | Comedic actress who was given an AFI Life Achievement Award on June 8: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |