| 100% | SAMSON | 6 | Biblical character whose power rested in his hair |
| 57% | SAMSON | 6 | Biblical figure whose strength lay in his hair |
| 35% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical character whose descendants inhabited Edom |
| 34% | MAGGIESIMPSON | 13 | Cartoon character with a blue hair bow whose long-running series debuted in 1989 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ABEL | 4 | Biblical character murdered by his brother Cain |
| 32% | SAMSON | 6 | Biblical character famed for his great strength |
| 31% | EVE | 3 | Mother to biblical character mentioned in 44a |
| 31% | ACS | 3 | Coolers whose power is measured in BTUs: Abbr. |
| 30% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Character whose creation is making the 10 complaints in this puzzle |
| 30% | CAIN | 4 | Biblical character with an appearance in “Beowulf” |
| 30% | WOOKIE | 6 | What do you call Chewbacca when chocolate is stuck in his hair? "Chocolate Chip ___" |
| 30% | GOD | 3 | 15-Across character whose powers 4-/28-Across got to have for a week |
| 29% | ARYA | 4 | "Game of Thrones" character whose name means "noble" in Sanskrit |
| 29% | SAMSON | 6 | Biblical strongman whose hair was cut by Delilah |
| 29% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure whose name means "hairy" in Hebrew |
| 29% | EDOM | 4 | Biblical land whose name means "red" in Hebrew |
| 29% | ICARUS | 6 | Character in Greek myth whose wax wings melted |
| 29% | BETTYBOOP | 9 | Max Fleischer cartoon character whose 1930 debut was in Dizzy Dishes |
| 29% | TINYCHEF | 8 | Diminutive character whose Nickelodeon show was controversially canceled in June 2025 |
| 29% | ELI | 3 | Biblical priest whose name can be found in "belief" |
| 29% | KINGSOLVER | 10 | Novelist whose character Adah speaks in palindromes |
| 29% | NIA | 3 | Long whose character goes missing in “Missing” |
| 28% | MORPHEUS | 8 | Whose arms sleepers rest in |
| 28% | DONQUIXOTE | 10 | Classic character whose exploits inspired the phrase in this puzzle's circles |
| 28% | TIMON | 5 | Titular male Shakespeare character whose name also appears in a Disney film |
| 28% | ARIEL | 5 | Titular female Disney character whose name also appears in a Shakespeare play |
| 28% | ABSALOM | 7 | Biblical figure whose name is repeated in a Faulkner title |
| 28% | ELF | 3 | Many a character in "The Rings of Power" |
| 28% | ESP | 3 | Tokyo ___ (anime whose main character has mental powers) |
| 28% | ROBERTSHAW | 10 | Actor whose character is stung in "The Sting" |