| 100% | DONKNOTTS | 9 | *Co-star of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 80% | ANETA | 5 | Actress Corsaut of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 80% | PYLE | 4 | Actor Denver of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 80% | KNOTTS | 6 | Don of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 79% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" nephew of 36-Across |
| 79% | BEE | 3 | "The Andy Griffith Show" aunt of 40-Down |
| 78% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" or "Sons of Anarchy" character |
| 77% | RON | 3 | ___ Howard of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 77% | MAYBERRY | 8 | North Carolina setting of "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 75% | PYLE | 4 | Gomer of “The Andy Griffith Show” |
| 74% | AUNTBEE | 7 | "The Andy Griffith Show" character who took care of Opie Taylor (2 wds.) |
| 73% | HEADLINERS | 10 | Stars of the show |
| 71% | RFD | 3 | "Mayberry ___" (spin-off of "The Andy Griffith Show") |
| 69% | HEADLINE | 8 | Serve as star of the show |
| 69% | MENASUV | 7 | Co-star of the film "American Beauty" and TV show "American Woman" |
| 68% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, star of the hit show "30 Rock" |
| 67% | EARLE | 5 | He wrote The Andy Griffith Show theme (and did the whistling himself), ___ Hagen |
| 67% | MRT | 3 | Star of the short-lived reality show "I Pity the Fool" |
| 67% | WALTERCRONKITE | 14 | Star of the CBS ''Morning Show'' debut (3/15/1954) |
| 67% | AMY | 3 | ___ Poehler, star of the TV show "Parks and Recreation" |
| 67% | YEUN | 4 | Steven, star of the 2023 Netflix comedy show Beef |
| 66% | HORNE | 5 | Star of the 1981 one-woman show The Lady and Her Music |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" role |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" boy |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" tyke |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" kid |
| 66% | MAYBERRY | 8 | "The Andy Griffith Show" town |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" son |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | "The Andy Griffith Show" youngster |
| 66% | OPIE | 4 | “The Andy Griffith Show” boy |