| 100% | PIERRE | 6 | "War and Peace" character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon |
| 34% | PIERRE | 6 | War and Peace character who sees the Great Comet of 1812 |
| 33% | NATASHA | 7 | War and Peace character who begins the novel as a 13-year-old |
| 31% | EEYORE | 6 | Illustrated character who said, “We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it” |
| 30% | SHREK | 5 | Character who explains to Donkey that ogres are like onions |
| 30% | POOH | 4 | Character who says "I am short, fat and proud of that" |
| 30% | ORR | 3 | "Catch-22" character who "would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them" |
| 29% | NED | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who was married to Maude and Edna |
| 29% | NEO | 3 | Character who is asked to choose between a red pill and a blue pill |
| 28% | TANTALUS | 8 | Zeus' son who killed his own son and was eternally punished by fruit hanging just out of reach and water that receded when he tried to drink |
| 28% | POGO | 4 | Old comics character who said, "We have met the enemy and he is us." |
| 27% | ASCII | 5 | Character set that can be used to make emoticons and digital art |
| 27% | JUDGE | 5 | ___ Dredd, character who never removes his helmet and who is known to never turn his frown upside down |
| 26% | LIZLEMON | 8 | Sitcom protagonist who says "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich" |
| 26% | ENDERMIC | 8 | Acting through the skin, as medicines that were once used to treat rheumatism and arthritis |
| 26% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 25% | MUHAMMADYUNUS | 13 | Social entrepreneur and economist who was the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize: 2 wds. |
| 25% | JAKE | 4 | ___ Harper, character from the series "Two and a Half Men" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 25% | HARLEY | 6 | ___ Quinn, famous DC comic character who belongs to the trio "Gotham City Sirens" and is a very close friend of Poison Ivy |
| 25% | YORK | 4 | New ___ City, U.S., home to the UN headquarters that is responsible for maintaining international peace and security |
| 25% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | Film character who asks "Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking?" |
| 25% | MOE | 3 | Television bartender who claims that he used to be called "Kid Gorgeous" |
| 25% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 25% | JACKFROST | 9 | Character who is winter and nips at noses |
| 24% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 24% | MESSIAHCOMPLEX | 14 | Belief that one is destined to be a savior |
| 24% | SIMBA | 5 | Character who "just can't wait to be king" |
| 24% | YODA | 4 | Film character who lives to be 877 |
| 24% | NORM | 4 | "Cheers" character who was married to Vera |
| 24% | MRED | 4 | TV character who "will never speak unless he has something to say" |