| 100% | WINTERSTALE | 11 | "The ___" play by William Shakespeare that has named characters Leontes and Polixenes from Sicilia and Bohemia respectively: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JULIUSCAESAR | 12 | Play and tragedy by William Shakespeare based on events from Roman history that has characters like Brutus and Mark Antony: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 35% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | CBS TV character with a colorful last name, played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLBLACKBURN | 13 | Actor who was originally named William and played Lt Hadley, and had other uncredited roles in "Star Trek: The Original Series": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BLANKSPACE | 10 | Second single from Taylor Swift's fifth album, that received three Grammy nominations, and had a part in the lyrics misheard by many: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 33% | DESDEMONA | 9 | Wife of Othello in the play of that name by William Shakespeare |
| 32% | CIAAGENT | 8 | Job held by the four characters from 15-, 19-, 31-, and 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WEDNESDAY | 9 | ___ Addams, character named after the day following Tuesday and played by Jenna Ortega who has a perfect poker face |
| 32% | LUCASSCOTT | 10 | Character from the hit drama series "One Tree Hill" which was played by actor Chad Michael Murray: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RIO | 3 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Brazilian city and is played by Miguel Herran |
| 32% | BERLIN | 6 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a German city and is played by Pedro Alonso |
| 32% | NAIROBI | 7 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Kenyan city and is played by Alba Flores |
| 32% | TOKYO | 5 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Japanese city and is played by Ursula Corbero |
| 32% | DENVER | 6 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after an American city and is played by Jaime Lorente |
| 32% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 drama which uses The Beatles' music and which has several characters whose names come from the band's songs: 3 wds. |
| 32% | CORIOLANUS | 10 | William Shakespeare play featuring the characters Volumnia and Virgilia |
| 31% | TONYSOPRANO | 11 | The anti-hero from "The Sopranos" who went by the name Anthony, played by James Gandolfini: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OSLO | 4 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Nordic city and is played by Roberto Garcia Ruiz |
| 31% | RYANHOWARD | 10 | A character from "The Office" played by B.J. Novak, who has an on-again off-again relationship with Mindy Kaling's character: 2 wds |
| 31% | FALSTAFF | 8 | Sir John —, character who appears in William Shakespeare plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Pts 1 and 2 |
| 31% | JIMHALPERT | 10 | A character from "The Office" played by John Krasinski, who eventually marries the receptionist Pam: 2 wds |