| 100% | OFID | 4 | "The Wizard ___" (comic strip since 1964) (2 wds.) |
| 68% | OFID | 4 | "The Wizard ___" (comic strip) (2 wds.) |
| 62% | SWIMSUITISSUE | 13 | Annual "Sports Illustrated" edition since 1964: 2 wds. |
| 61% | BABYBLUES | 9 | Comic strip featuring the MacPhersons and their children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren (2 wds.) |
| 58% | FARSIDE | 7 | Gary Larson comic strip, with "The" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | CHARLESSCHULZ | 13 | Comic strip artist who created 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | TOSEE | 5 | "We're Off ___ the Wizard": 2 wds. |
| 57% | TOSEE | 5 | "We're off ___ the Wizard ...": 2 wds. |
| 57% | LILABNER | 8 | Comic strip about the fictional rural town of Dogpatch (2 wds.) |
| 54% | OFFTO | 5 | "We're ____ see the wizard ..." ("The Wizard of Oz" song): 2 wds. |
| 54% | OFFTO | 5 | "We're ___ see the wizard..." ("The Wizard of Oz" song): 2 wds. |
| 54% | OFFTO | 5 | "We're ___ see the wizard ..." ("The Wizard of Oz" song): 2 wds. |
| 54% | INKIN | 5 | Fully blacken something, or finalize as with a comic strip: 2 wds. |
| 53% | HIANDLOIS | 9 | Comic strip featuring the Flagstons and their children, Chip, Dot, Ditto, and Trixie (3 wds.) |
| 53% | OFFTO | 5 | "We're ___ See the Wizard" (classic from "The Wizard of Oz"): 2 wds. |
| 51% | OFID | 4 | "The Wizard __": comic strip |
| 51% | SILLYPUTTY | 10 | Toy that can duplicate comic strip panels (2001 inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame): 2 wds. |
| 50% | INKIN | 5 | Finalize, as a comic strip (2 wds.) |
| 49% | OFID | 4 | “The Wizard ___” (comic strip) |
| 47% | GARRYTRUDEAU | 12 | First comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer Prize (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ASOF | 4 | Since: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | Actor who played the wizard Shazam in DC's "Shazam!" and Korath in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ANDI | 4 | "The Wizard ___" (song from the musical "Wicked"): 2 wds. |
| 46% | FORBETTERORFORWORSE | 19 | Comic strip about the Patterson family |
| 46% | NONSEQUITUR | 11 | Comic strip featuring single dad Joe Pyle and his daughters, Danae and Kate (2 wds.) |
| 46% | REX | 3 | "___ Morgan, M.D." (soap opera comic strip since 1948) |
| 45% | GASOLINEALLEY | 13 | Comic strip that's been running since 1918 |
| 44% | PEARLSBEFORESWINE | 17 | Comic strip with the characters Rat and Pig |
| 44% | FORTH | 5 | Eponymous comic strip woman since 1982 |
| 44% | TINMAN | 6 | "The Wizard of Oz" character: 2 wds. |