| 100% | GROGU | 5 | “The Mandalorian” character popularly known as Baby Yoda before his name was revealed |
| 34% | GROGU | 5 | "The Child," also known as Baby Yoda |
| 34% | ALEXVANHALEN | 12 | Rock drummer whose last name is the same as his band |
| 33% | YAUCH | 5 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "MCA" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 33% | HOROVITZ | 8 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "Ad-Rock" who was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 33% | GROGU | 5 | Baby Yoda's name on "The Mandalorian" |
| 32% | DIAMOND | 7 | Michael ___, rapper popularly known as "Mike D" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 32% | DORIA | 5 | Andrea ___, admiral known as the liberator of Genoa for whom an ill-fated ship was named |
| 31% | ROBBIE | 6 | Actor Coltrane, who was known for his role as the groundskeeper Hagrid in "Harry Potter" |
| 30% | STU | 3 | ___ Sutcliffe popularly known as the "Fifth Beatle" |
| 30% | STITCH | 6 | The Disney character also known as Experiment 626 |
| 29% | GHANA | 5 | African soccer powerhouse popularly known as the Black Stars |
| 29% | DANIEL | 6 | First name for both, actor Day-Lewis and his character Plainview from the movie "There Will Be Blood" |
| 29% | ERNIE | 5 | First name of the character known as "Coach" from "Cheers" |
| 29% | HAL | 3 | Film character who says menacingly "I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do" |
| 29% | KENNEDY | 7 | Statesman Edward (also known as Ted) who, at the time of his death in 2009, was the fourth-longest-serving senator in US history |
| 29% | CHRIST | 6 | His name is represented by the X in the clue for 117 Across |
| 28% | SEOUL | 5 | Capital known as Keijo before the 1940s |
| 28% | STRO | 4 | "The Astronomical Kid" who is a rapper and is known by his stage name ___ |
| 28% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 28% | ESAU | 4 | His brother was given the name Israel |
| 27% | SPRINGSTEEN | 11 | Rocker Bruce, also known as "the Boss," whose "Wrecking Ball" was named Rolling Stone's #1 album of 2012 |
| 27% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | Name by which the Czech language was known |
| 27% | SMURF | 5 | Character known for being blue in the face? |
| 27% | TREE | 4 | The oldest known living one is named Methuselah |
| 27% | YODA | 4 | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from "The Mandalorian" |
| 27% | LOUBOUTIN | 9 | His stilettos are also known as red-bottom shoes |
| 27% | PEAKXV | 6 | The name that Everest was known by until 1865 |
| 27% | AES | 3 | His "E" was the same as J. R.'s |
| 27% | RUNNER | 6 | The Road__ is known for speed, a cartoon character |