| 100% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | "Seinfeld" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MIKEWHEELER | 11 | Played by Finn Wolfhard, character who is one of Will Byers' three friends in "Stranger Things": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" that ended May 14, 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BENES | 5 | Elaine ___, character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld" |
| 44% | 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. |
| 42% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TOMMYSHELBY | 11 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Cillian Murphy, who is the leader of the Birmingham criminal gang: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BENES | 5 | Elaine ___, major character from "Seinfeld" who is played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| 39% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 39% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MICHAELGRAY | 11 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Finn Cole, who is the son of Polly Gray, the matriarch of the Shelby Family: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELAINE | 6 | "Seinfeld" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| 38% | JAMESTKIRK | 10 | "Star Trek" character played by William Shatner, who is the captain of the starship USS Enterprise: 3 wds. |
| 38% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 37% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Brooklyn-born comedian who was an executive producer of 27-Across and 32/38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GEORDILAFORGE | 13 | "Star Trek" character played by LeVar Burton, who is the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D: 3 wds. |
| 37% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 36% | FRANFINE | 8 | Title character of 15-Across, whose first name is shared by actress Drescher who plays her: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MEYER | 5 | Selina ___ ("Veep" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) |
| 35% | LEXLUTHOR | 9 | Supervillain from DC Comics who is portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |