| 100% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | Character created by 48-Across who often raids Mr. McGregor's garden (2 wds.) |
| 76% | BENJAMINBUNNY | 13 | Character created by 48-Across who helps 30-Across retrieve his clothes from Mr. McGregor's garden (2 wds.) |
| 43% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Orphan title character created by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAMEEDNA | 8 | Purple-haired character created by comedian Barry Humphries: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 31% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Belgian detective created by 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CRISTINAYANG | 12 | 14-Across character played by Sandra Oh, who left the show after 10 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NEROWOLFE | 9 | Fictional armchair detective created by Rex Stout who keeps his past murky: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PETERDECKER | 11 | Fictional LAPD lieutenant created by 30-Across who meets his wife, 40-Across, in the novel "The Ritual Bath" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LINCOLNRHYME | 12 | Fictional quadriplegic detective created by 32-Across who is played by Russell Hornsby in a new NBC crime drama series (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FINNHUDSON | 10 | "Glee" character who was portrayed by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DEANNATROI | 10 | "Star Trek" character played by Marina Sirtis, who serves as the ship's counselor on USS Enterprise-D: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Novelist who created Ralph S. Mouse (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MADEAONTHERUN | 13 | 2015 stage play featuring an iconic character created by 43-Across (4 wds.) |
| 29% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Spy created by Ian Fleming: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WEARYWILLIE | 11 | Character created by 58-Across |
| 29% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 29% | SMALLMERCIES | 12 | 2023 novel by 48-Across set in Boston (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JANEMARPLE | 10 | Fictional detective created by Agatha Christie: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PHILIPMARLOWE | 13 | Fictional detective created by Raymond Chandler: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Fictional detective created by Mickey Spillane: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness system created by Billy Blanks: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LAMBCHOP | 8 | Sock puppet created by Shari Lewis: 2 wds. |