| 100% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character with a Ph.D. |
| 96% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character with a Ph.D. from Calcutta Tech |
| 83% | APU | 3 | "Simpsons" character with a Ph.D. in computer science |
| 71% | OTTO | 4 | "The Simpsons" character with a palindromic name |
| 68% | OTTO | 4 | "The Simpsons" character with a habit of calling things "gnarly" |
| 67% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who holds a Ph.D. in computer science |
| 64% | NELSON | 6 | Simpsons character with the catchphrase "Ha, ha" |
| 63% | RAHEEM | 6 | Character with a boombox in "Do the Right Thing" |
| 61% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who bets against Lisa in a crossword tournament |
| 60% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who says, "Beer. Now, there's a temporary solution." |
| 60% | ATHOS | 5 | Character with a “lordly air and austere bearing” admired by D’Artagnan |
| 60% | KRUSTY | 6 | With 21-Across, "The Simpsons" character who is a children's TV host |
| 59% | GODZILLA | 8 | Fictional character with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 59% | RALPH | 5 | Simpsons character Wiggum with the quote "I'm learnding!" |
| 59% | STU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character with the last name Discotheque |
| 58% | THEFONZ | 7 | Sitcom character with a leather jacket that's now in the Smithsonian |
| 57% | LOCKE | 5 | "Lost" character with the same name as a philosopher |
| 57% | ANTZ | 4 | 1998 animated film with a character named Chip the Wasp |
| 56% | RED | 3 | "The Blacklist" character with a colorful name |
| 56% | BOBAFETT | 8 | "The Mandalorian" character with a spinoff series |
| 56% | DWIGHT | 6 | "The Office" character with a beet farm |
| 56% | SUPERHERO | 9 | The character with special powers in a comic book |
| 56% | PAULIE | 6 | ___ Walnuts, The Sopranos character with a distinctive "heh" laugh |
| 55% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character at the center of a 2017 documentary about Indian stereotypes |
| 55% | NEDFLANDERS | 11 | "The Simpsons" character who is portrayed as a good neighbour with his wife Maude and two children, Rod and Todd: 2 wds. |
| 55% | THEBLACKPANTHER | 15 | Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film |
| 55% | DISCO | 5 | With 8-Down, "The Simpsons" character in a rhinestone suit |
| 55% | ELYSEE | 6 | ___ Palace (official residence with a meeting room called the Vestibule d'Honneur) |
| 55% | COPS | 4 | ____ a plea (works a deal with the D.A.) |
| 54% | VELMA | 5 | ___ Dinkley, character with a bob haircut from the "Scooby-Doo" franchise who wears a baggy, orange sweater |