| 100% | NED | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who has been described as "the United States' most well-known evangelical" |
| 48% | SAINTPATRICK | 12 | Missionary known as the "Apostle of Ireland" who has been honored in the United States on March 17 since 1601 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | HAL | 3 | Film character who says menacingly "I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do" |
| 38% | DARKKNIGHT | 10 | The ___, superhero detective portrayed by Christian Bale, who is most popularly known as "Batman": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MOE | 3 | “The Simpsons” character who said, “I’m better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt” |
| 38% | GRANT | 5 | Amy who has six Grammys and is known as the "Queen of Christian Pop" |
| 37% | NELSONMUNTZ | 11 | "The Simpsons" character who plays a lead school bully and is known for his signature mocking laugh "Ha-Ha": 2 wds. |
| 37% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who has the last name Nahasapeemapetilon |
| 37% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer known as the "Queen of Christmas," who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like" |
| 37% | OPRAH | 5 | One of the most influential Americans, who is known as "The Queen of All Media" |
| 36% | THANOS | 6 | One of the most powerful Marvel comics supervillain who is also known as "The Mad Titan" |
| 36% | JOSEPHRBIDEN | 12 | Former vice president who is the oldest person to be inaugurated as president of the United States (3 wds.) |
| 36% | MOE | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who says, "Well, I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt" |
| 36% | MUIR | 4 | John ___, Scottish-American known as the "Father of the National Parks" who was featured on California's 50 State quarter |
| 36% | ODIS | 4 | Rapper ___ Oliver Flores who released the mixtape "Coke N Butter" in 2016 and is better known as O.T. Genasis |
| 36% | SHEPHERD | 8 | The German __ is the most well known working dog |
| 35% | CISCO | 5 | Character on "The Flash" who is also known as Vibe |
| 35% | BART | 4 | Simpson who was the only fictional character on Time's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century list |
| 35% | AMIS | 4 | Martin whom Geoff Dyer elegized as “the most American English writer there has ever been” (May, 2023) |
| 34% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer from the U.S. who is known as the "Queen of Pop" and is the best-selling female artist of all time |
| 34% | FRIDERIC | 8 | George ___ Handel, composer from the Baroque era who was born in the same year as 31a and has composed more than 40 operas |
| 34% | DEANE | 5 | Silas who was the United States' first foreign diplomat (1776) |
| 34% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PUMA | 4 | I am a large cat, also known as mountain lion and cougar. I am most active during the night. Who am I? |
| 34% | BILL | 4 | ___ Clinton, 42nd President of the United States who was a lawyer |
| 34% | WVA | 3 | "We Are Marshall" setting, also known as the Mountain State: Abbr. |
| 34% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MONALISA | 8 | The painting La Gioconda is better known as this |
| 34% | KAMALAHARRIS | 12 | Former California senator who is the first woman and first person of color to be inaugurated as vice president of the United States (2 wds.) |