| 100% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots, fictional cat from the eponymous fairytale |
| 49% | CROOKSHANKS | 11 | Fictional cat from the Harry Potter series that belonged to Hermione Granger |
| 42% | ACK | 3 | Comment from Bill the Cat, in the comics |
| 41% | PUSS | 4 | "___ in Boots," 2011 animated comedy spin-off of the "Shrek" series, about an adventurous cat |
| 40% | GANDALF | 7 | Fictional wizard from "The Lord of the Rings" played by Ian McKellen in the movies |
| 39% | MIMI | 4 | Fictional Siamese cat from Haruki Murakami's novel "Kafka on the Shore" |
| 39% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots, character from a fairy tale who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 38% | WHITE | 5 | Mrs. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Madeline Kahn in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 38% | PLUM | 4 | Professor ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Christopher Lloyd in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 38% | BODDY | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Lee Ving in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 38% | GREEN | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Michael McKean in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 37% | SCT | 3 | Intl. charitable org. which aims to save the big cats in China from extinction (abbr.) |
| 37% | PETEY | 5 | Orange cat from the "Dog Man" series |
| 37% | DACAPO | 6 | From the start, in music |
| 37% | DACAPO | 6 | From the beginning, in music |
| 37% | ABOVO | 5 | From the beginning, in Latin |
| 37% | EXANIMO | 7 | From the heart, in Latin |
| 36% | PAC | 3 | ___-Man, animated protagonist from the eponymous arcade game |
| 36% | SINBAD | 6 | Fictional sailor from the Middle East |
| 36% | SALEM | 5 | Cat from "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" |
| 36% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots (kid-lit cat) |
| 36% | PUSS | 4 | "___ in Boots: The Last Wish" |
| 36% | ROBOCOP | 7 | Cyborg from the eponymous movie, played by Peter Weller |
| 35% | ODIE | 4 | Fictional dog from the comic strip Garfield |
| 35% | AFRIC | 5 | From the Sahara's continent, in Shakespeare |
| 35% | IBID | 4 | From the same source, in a bibliog. |
| 35% | PIANO | 5 | "___ Man," 1973 hit by Billy Joel from the eponymous album |
| 35% | DEER | 4 | "Timid" forest denizen like Bambi from the eponymous Disney film |
| 35% | ROMEO | 5 | ___ and Juliet, star-crossed lovers from the eponymous Shakespearean tragedy |
| 35% | CHESHIRE | 8 | ___ Cat, fictional cat with an iconic grin from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" |