| 100% | ADALINE | 7 | Character played by Blake Lively who doesn't age for decades after a lightning strike |
| 36% | BEAUTY | 6 | Sleeping ___, Disney Princess who doesn't age for 100 years after a cursed prick |
| 30% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 27% | KHALEESI | 8 | Title for a character played by Emilia Clarke |
| 27% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TONY | 4 | ___ Stark, character played by Robert Downey Jr. in the "Iron Man" film series who sports a distinctive iconic goatee |
| 27% | CRISTINAYANG | 12 | 14-Across character played by Sandra Oh, who left the show after 10 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 26% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 26% | SPARROW | 7 | Jack ___, character played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series who sports a distinctive braided beard |
| 26% | BABARACUS | 9 | "The A-Team" character played by Mr. T |
| 26% | THUNDER | 7 | It usually comes after a lightning strike |
| 26% | ELECTRO | 7 | Spider-Man enemy who gained his powers after being struck by lightning |
| 26% | ABBI | 4 | Comedian Jacobson who plays a character by the same name on "Broad City" |
| 26% | AWOL | 4 | Soldier who doesn't return from a furlough, for example: Abbr. |
| 26% | INGRATE | 7 | Person who doesn't bother to thank you for a favor |
| 26% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | PANTSROLE | 9 | Term for a male opera character played by a woman |
| 25% | SIRPETER | 8 | & 16D 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal |
| 25% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Character played by Jessica Tandy in a 1989 movie |
| 25% | GARY | 4 | Character on "Cheers" who owned a rival bar and was played interchangeably by Joel Polis and Robert Desiderio |
| 25% | BUTTON | 6 | Benjamin ___, character played by Brad Pitt who ages in reverse and gets younger as time passes |
| 25% | TONTO | 5 | Film character played by a full-blooded Cherokee |
| 25% | TROUSERROLE | 11 | Male opera character played by a female performer |
| 24% | LOLITA | 6 | Character played by Sue Lyon in a 1962 Stanley Kubrick film |
| 24% | MONTANA | 7 | Hannah ___, Disney character played by Miley Cyrus who shares her name with a U.S. state |
| 24% | INDIANA | 7 | ___ Jones, film character played by Harrison Ford who shares his name with a U.S. state |
| 24% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | LEIA | 4 | Character who asks "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" |
| 24% | CAMEO | 5 | Small character played by an A-lister in a film |
| 24% | ULEE | 4 | Titular character played by Peter Fonda from a 1997 movie |