| 100% | TINMAN | 6 | "Wizard of Oz" character who wanted a heart: 2 wds. |
| 90% | TINMAN | 6 | Wizard of Oz character who wanted a heart |
| 78% | SCARECROW | 9 | Wizard of Oz character who wanted a brain |
| 74% | TINMAN | 6 | Oz resident who wanted a heart: 2 wds. |
| 60% | TINMAN | 6 | "The Wizard of Oz" character: 2 wds. |
| 60% | TINMAN | 6 | Oz's metallic character who wanted a heart |
| 55% | TINMAN | 6 | Character looking for a heart in The Wizard of Oz |
| 54% | TINMAN | 6 | Heart seeker in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 53% | TINMAN | 6 | Wizard of Oz character had no heart |
| 53% | JUDYGARLAND | 11 | "The Wizard of Oz" star with a yellow-and-red rose named for her: 2 wds. |
| 50% | TOTO | 4 | "The Wizard of Oz" character who reveals Oz's true identity |
| 49% | LEGUIN | 6 | Ursula K. ___, "A Wizard of Earthsea" author who founded a publishing cooperative called "Book View Cafe": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORA | 3 | "... good witch ___ bad witch?" ("The Wizard of Oz" question): 2 wds. |
| 48% | HADA | 4 | "If I Only ___ Brain" ("The Wizard of Oz" song): 2 wds. |
| 47% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LUCYRICARDO | 11 | Star-struck sitcom character who accidentally knocks a pie into the face of 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SCARECROW | 9 | Wizard of Oz character |
| 45% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | "Lethal Weapon" character who is the partner of Martin Riggs: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Title character whom 15-Across chauffeured around in a 1989 film: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TIN | 3 | Like the man in Oz who wanted a heart |
| 44% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 44% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist who was a founder of Ms. magazine: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SCARECROW | 9 | Wizard of Oz character played by Ray Bolger |
| 43% | DEREKSHEPHERD | 13 | Patrick Dempsey character who died in last Thursday's episode of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THEJOKER | 8 | Clown supervillain who's a foe of Batman: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BEASTBOY | 8 | "Teen Titans Go!" TV and movie character who can take the form of any animal: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TIN | 3 | ___ Man ("The Wizard of Oz" character) |
| 42% | TIN | 3 | ___ Woodman ("The Wizard of Oz" character) |
| 42% | TIN | 3 | "The Wizard of Oz" character ___ Man |