| 100% | LINGUINI | 8 | Alfredo __, "Ratatouille" character named for a pasta |
| 62% | SWEEPEA | 7 | Comics character named for a flower |
| 61% | HELLO | 5 | ___ Kitty (Japanese cartoon character named for a greeting) |
| 61% | DISCOSTU | 8 | "The Simpsons" character named for a dance era |
| 60% | MILHOUSE | 8 | "The Simpsons" character named for a U.S. president |
| 59% | LENINA | 6 | ___ Crowne ("Brave New World" character named for a Soviet leader) |
| 59% | MANFRIDAY | 9 | Assistant named for a Defoe character |
| 58% | TINYTIM | 7 | Late singer named for a Dickens character |
| 58% | NIKE | 4 | Corporate giant named for a mythological character |
| 58% | ENID | 4 | Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character |
| 58% | OTHELLO | 7 | Board game named for a Shakespeare character |
| 58% | HEEP | 4 | Uriah ___ (band named for a Dickens character) |
| 58% | OBERON | 6 | Moon of Uranus named for a Shakespearean character |
| 58% | ENID | 4 | U.S. city named for a Tennyson character |
| 58% | NEMO | 4 | Pixar fish named for a Jules Verne character |
| 57% | SAUL | 4 | ___ Goodman (business name for a Bob Odenkirk character) |
| 57% | ITT | 3 | Cousin ___ acacia (fuzzy evergreen named for a TV character) |
| 57% | ARIEL | 5 | Uranian moon named for a character in The Tempest |
| 56% | PETERPAN | 8 | Peanut butter brand named for a Disney character: 2 wds. |
| 56% | APU | 3 | "Much ___ About Something" ("Simpsons" episode named for a supporting character) |
| 56% | SALT | 4 | Veruca ___ (alt-rock band named for a "Willy Wonka" character) |
| 56% | SKYWALKER | 9 | ___ Ranch (Lucasfilm production facility named for a "Star Wars" character) |
| 55% | LIZ | 3 | ___ Lemon (Ben & Jerry's flavor named for a "30 Rock" character) |
| 55% | LIZ | 3 | ___ Lemon (Ben & Jerry's flavor named for a Tina Fey character) |
| 55% | PETERPAN | 8 | Brand of peanut butter named for a literary character (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RIZZOTHERAT | 11 | Rodent from "The Muppet Show" named for a "Midnight Cowboy" character: 3 wds. |
| 52% | PETERPAN | 8 | Jif and Skippy rival named for a character from a children's classic: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TAPAS | 5 | Misleading name for a taco/pasta restaurant? |
| 51% | PENNE | 5 | Pasta with a name derived from the Italian for "quills" |
| 49% | TOM | 3 | Name for a gobbler |