| 100% | BERT | 4 | "Sesame Street" Muppet upon which Rod from "Avenue Q" was based |
| 43% | ERNIE | 5 | "Sesame Street" Muppet who is parodied as Nicky in "Avenue Q" |
| 36% | ERNIE | 5 | Orange muppet from "Sesame Street" who is Bert's partner |
| 35% | NETCOSTS | 8 | Bases from which profits are figured |
| 35% | RICKS | 5 | “Everybody Comes to ___” (play upon which “Casablanca” was based) |
| 35% | IGUANODON | 9 | One of the dinosaurs upon which Godzilla is based |
| 33% | GROVER | 6 | Fuzzy, blue Muppet from "Sesame Street" celebrated for being a helpful, sweet-natured monster |
| 32% | MARYORR | 7 | Writer of the story upon which "All About Eve" is based |
| 32% | BERT | 4 | Ernie's muppet buddy from "Sesame Street," who is associated with the color at 42a |
| 32% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 martial arts movie upon which the streaming show "Cobra Kai" is based: 3 wds. |
| 32% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel upon which the movie "Clueless" is loosely based |
| 32% | ERNIE | 5 | Muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 32% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 31% | ERNIE | 5 | "Rubber Duckie" Sesame Street Muppet |
| 30% | OSCAR | 5 | Sesame Street Muppet who sings "I Love Trash" |
| 30% | ZOE | 3 | Orange tutu-wearing Sesame Street Muppet |
| 30% | IANMCEWAN | 9 | British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELMO | 4 | "Sesame Street" Muppet who is supposedly three and a half years old |
| 29% | ERNIE | 5 | Orange Muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 29% | ELMO | 4 | Red Muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 29% | GROUCH | 6 | Sesame street's oscar is one |
| 28% | ELMO | 4 | The red muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 28% | ELMO | 4 | Red furry muppet from "Sesame Street" |
| 28% | BERT | 4 | ___ and Ernie, Muppets from "Sesame Street" |
| 28% | BOBBINS | 7 | Cylinders upon which thread is wound |
| 28% | REFERRAL | 8 | The Michael Cohen raids of April 2018 were based upon this from special counsel Robert Mueller to the US District Court for the SDNY |
| 27% | PBSKIDS | 7 | Block where Sesame Street can be found? |
| 27% | MANNEQUIN | 9 | Mock human upon which dresses are fitted |
| 27% | AXLE | 4 | Rod upon which wheels rotate |
| 27% | MENU | 4 | From which starters are selected |