| 100% | DREW | 4 | 50-Across character who's engaged to Bianca |
| 46% | MEG | 3 | Actress Ryan who's engaged to John Mellencamp |
| 45% | AROD | 4 | Former Yankee who's engaged to J-Lo (Hyph.) |
| 45% | KATIE | 5 | 50-Across character who heads the school paper |
| 45% | DAVETURNER | 10 | 50-Across character who loves basketball: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ADAM | 4 | 50-Across character who got shot by Vince |
| 44% | SUE | 3 | WNBA star Bird who's engaged to Megan Rapinoe |
| 44% | CLARE | 5 | 50-Across character who writes for the school paper |
| 44% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | AROD | 4 | Former Yankee infielder who's engaged to J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 43% | ALLI | 4 | 50-Across character who gambled her scholarship in a poker game |
| 42% | KATEMARA | 8 | "Megan Leavey" star who's engaged to Jamie Bell: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GULLIVER | 8 | Character who travels to Lilliput |
| 39% | ARIEL | 5 | Character who vows to "do my spriting gently" |
| 39% | FRODO | 5 | Fictional character who travels to Mordor |
| 39% | KEY | 3 | Comedian Keegan-Michael ___ who's engaged to Hollywood producer Elisa Pugliese |
| 39% | ILSA | 4 | Character to whom Rick says, “Here’s looking at you, kid,” in “Casablanca” |
| 39% | ORA | 3 | Singer Rita who's reportedly engaged to Taika Waititi |
| 39% | BURNS | 5 | Character who sometimes tells Smithers to "release the hounds" |
| 39% | SIMBA | 5 | Character who "just can't wait to be king" |
| 38% | YODA | 4 | Film character who lives to be 877 |
| 38% | DRFOSTER | 8 | Nursery rhyme character who "went to Gloucester" |
| 38% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who's the only non-human to testify before Congress |
| 38% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 38% | REGAN | 5 | Character who refers to her father as “the lunatic king” |
| 38% | BORAT | 5 | Film title character who likes to high-five |
| 38% | SAM | 3 | Tolkien character who is a friend to Frodo |
| 38% | MRSMITH | 7 | James Stewart title character who goes to Washington |
| 38% | GULLIVER | 8 | The Jonathan Swift character who went to Lilliput |
| 38% | PERSEUS | 7 | Mythical character who put an end to Medusa |