| 100% | OPERAMAN | 8 | 1990s "Saturday Night Live" character with a cape |
| 58% | FATHERGUIDOSARDUCCI | 19 | Saturday Night Live character |
| 57% | OTERI | 5 | "Saturday Night Live" alum with a rhyming name |
| 54% | CHERI | 5 | With 16 Down, a rhyming Saturday Night Live star |
| 48% | FARLEY | 6 | 1990s "Saturday Night Live" comedian Chris |
| 48% | OTERI | 5 | 1990s "Saturday Night Live" performer Cheri |
| 48% | ELLEN | 5 | 1990s "Saturday Night Live" performer Cleghorne |
| 47% | SPADE | 5 | 1990s "Saturday Night Live" cast member David |
| 47% | CURL | 4 | "___ up with a good book" (cozy Saturday night plan, perhaps) |
| 44% | PAT | 3 | Androgynous "Saturday Night Live" character played by Julia Sweeney |
| 44% | EGO | 3 | Former Saturday Night Live cast member who announced her departure from the show in a September Instagram post |
| 44% | AUNT | 4 | ___ Linda, recurring "Saturday Night Live" character played by Kristen Wiig |
| 43% | KYLO | 4 | Character in the Saturday Night Live sketch "Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base" |
| 43% | SATIRE | 6 | Saturday Night Live genre |
| 43% | PARNELL | 7 | Saturday Night Live alum Chris |
| 43% | PARDO | 5 | Saturday Night Live announcer Don |
| 43% | CHERI | 5 | Saturday Night Live alum Oteri |
| 42% | IGOR | 4 | Character with a prominent back |
| 42% | LOWERCASELETTER | 15 | Character with a descender, perhaps |
| 42% | AHAB | 4 | Character with a whalebone leg |
| 42% | PAPABEAR | 8 | Character with a hard bed |
| 42% | BABYBEAR | 8 | Character with a broken chair |
| 42% | THETARGETLADY | 13 | One of 18-Across's recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters: 3 wds. |
| 42% | SPROCKETS | 9 | Wheels with teeth, or a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch |
| 42% | SUPERSTAR | 9 | 1999 "Saturday Night Live" spin-off film with Molly Shannon |
| 42% | MACGRUBER | 9 | 2010 "Saturday Night Live" spin-off film with Will Forte |
| 42% | GUESTSTAR | 9 | "Saturday Night Live" has a new one every week |
| 42% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | Character with a lie-detector nose |
| 42% | ALIBABA | 7 | Character with a famous opening line? |
| 42% | TORERO | 6 | Man with a cape |