| 100% | SEAGULL | 7 | A bird and a play by Anton Chekhov |
| 53% | THECHERRY | 9 | & 16A 1904 stage play by Anton Chekhov |
| 53% | ANYIDIOTCANFACE | 15 | Start of a quote by Anton Chekhov |
| 52% | THEBEAR | 7 | 1888 one-act comedy play by Anton Chekhov |
| 52% | PEERGYNT | 8 | Music by Grieg and a play by Ibsen |
| 50% | SEAGULL | 7 | Anton Chekhov bird play: The __ |
| 48% | KIWI | 4 | Name that's shared by a fruit and a bird |
| 47% | VANYA | 5 | “Uncle ___” (play by Anton Chekhov) |
| 45% | ELECTRA | 7 | Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides |
| 45% | ORESTES | 7 | Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides |
| 45% | NUTTY | 5 | Like a professor played by Jerry Lewis and Eddie Murphy |
| 44% | ALAN | 4 | Brother played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 44% | BETTYCOOPER | 11 | The sweet, blonde girl next door character from "Riverdale," who serves as a protagonist and is played by Lili Reinhart |
| 44% | NEWMAN | 6 | Jerry's archnemesis and neighbor played by Wayne Knight who is a recurring character on "Seinfeld" |
| 44% | HERB | 4 | Doctor Melnick played by Ryan Stiles on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 44% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Harper, character played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 43% | RIO | 3 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Brazilian city and is played by Miguel Herran |
| 43% | BERLIN | 6 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a German city and is played by Pedro Alonso |
| 43% | NAIROBI | 7 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Kenyan city and is played by Alba Flores |
| 43% | TOKYO | 5 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Japanese city and is played by Ursula Corbero |
| 43% | ALAN | 4 | Charlie's brother in "Two and a Half Men," played by Jon Cryer |
| 43% | SHIPPINGLANES | 13 | Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) |
| 43% | OSLO | 4 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Nordic city and is played by Roberto Garcia Ruiz |
| 42% | ELVIS | 5 | Musician played by Austin in a 2022 film and Jacob in a 2023 film |
| 42% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | Abolitionist and political activist played by 44-Across in a 2019 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DRWHO | 5 | Sci-fi classic with a main character played by 14 men and one woman |
| 42% | TOUCANS | 7 | Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across |
| 42% | HANNIBAL | 8 | Horror thriller TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic psychiatrist and cannibal played by Mads Mikkelsen |