| 100% | OPERAMAN | 8 | Adam Sandler's SNL character who would sing about the news on "Weekend Update" |
| 32% | CAMILLERAZAT | 12 | Actress who plays the title character's new friend on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SIMBA | 5 | Disney character who sings the lyric "I'm working on my roar!" |
| 29% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | SNL cast member and head writer who currently anchors the weekend update news desk |
| 29% | ELMO | 4 | Character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 29% | GROWNUPS | 8 | 2010 comedy starring Adam Sandler (birthday today) about the reunion of five friends for a holiday weekend: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ETHAN | 5 | Actor ___ Peck, who will play the young Spock on the upcoming "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" on CBS All Access |
| 28% | JOEYMCINTYRE | 12 | New Kids on the Block member who sings "Heartbreak Holiday" with 39-Across on 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ELMO | 4 | Furry character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 27% | BUCKWHEAT | 9 | Eddie Murphy SNL character who sang Wookin Pa Nub |
| 27% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 27% | DON | 3 | Draper who's the main character on "Mad Men" |
| 27% | CHEVYCHASE | 10 | "Community" actor who was the original "Weekend Update" anchor on "SNL": 2 wds. |
| 27% | ZORBA | 5 | Character who dances on the beach at Stavros |
| 27% | TEVYE | 5 | Fiddler on the Roof character who sings "If I Were a Rich Man" |
| 27% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings the Disney song "Let It Go" |
| 27% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings "Into the Unknown" in "Frozen II" |
| 27% | CHE | 3 | Michael who coanchors Weekend Update on "SNL" |
| 26% | ELSA | 4 | Disney character who sings "Into the Unknown" |
| 26% | BILLYMADISON | 12 | Adam Sandler comedy featuring a cameo by actor Steve Buscemi as the title character's former classmate (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings "Let It Go" and "Into the Unknown" |
| 26% | ELSA | 4 | Character who builds an ice palace on the North Mountain |
| 26% | EPONINE | 7 | Les Misérables character who sings On My Own |
| 26% | SAMIRAWILEY | 11 | "Orange Is the New Black" actress who plays Moira Strand on "The Handmaid's Tale" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings "Let It Go" in the Broadway musical "Frozen" |
| 26% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings "Dangerous to Dream" in the Broadway musical "Frozen" |
| 26% | ONCELER | 7 | Character who sings "How Bad Can I Be?" in The Lorax |
| 26% | ELMO | 4 | Character who first became prominent on "Sesame Street" in the 1980s |
| 26% | IGOR | 4 | Character who’s “on chains” in the lyrics of “Monster Mash” |
| 26% | LEO | 3 | Seinfeld character who frequently updates Jerry about Cousin Jeffrey |