| 100% | LUIGI | 5 | Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down |
| 42% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 39% | ONCELER | 7 | Character who sings "How Bad Can I Be?" in The Lorax |
| 39% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 39% | MIKEWHEELER | 11 | Played by Finn Wolfhard, character who is one of Will Byers' three friends in "Stranger Things": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DANDIE | 6 | & 23A Character in Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering after whom a breed of terrier is named |
| 38% | ARES | 4 | Marvel Comics character who is the god of war in Greek mythology |
| 37% | INSPECTORBUCKET | 15 | “Bleak House” character who was one of the first detectives in English fiction |
| 37% | RIZZO | 5 | Character in "Grease" who sings "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" |
| 36% | LINUS | 5 | Comics character who said "Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life" |
| 36% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 36% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 36% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 36% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |
| 36% | SABLE | 5 | Silver ___, character who is one of Spider-Man's love interests in the "What If?" comics |
| 36% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny who was the voice of the title character in "Rango" |
| 35% | ALAN | 4 | Actor Rickman who played the character of Snape in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 35% | SKYLAR | 6 | ___ Gaertner, actor who plays the character of Jonah Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 35% | SOFIA | 5 | ___ Hublitz, actress who plays the character of Charlotte Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 35% | LINNEY | 6 | Laura ___, actress who plays the character of Wendy Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 35% | EMERY | 5 | Lisa ___, actress who plays the character of Darlene Snell in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 35% | GARNER | 6 | Julia ___, actress who plays the character of Ruth Langmore in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 35% | DAMON | 5 | Actor Matt who plays the father of Abigail Breslin's character in "Stillwater" |
| 35% | CHAMBER | 7 | Small ensemble music; can be played in large room |
| 35% | CALVIN | 6 | Comics title character who says "Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery" |
| 35% | MARLA | 5 | ___ Pennington, actress who played the character of Joan Lawson in the sitcom "Small Wonder" |
| 35% | DICK | 4 | ___ Christie, actor who played the character of Ted Lawson in the sitcom "Small Wonder" |
| 35% | JERRY | 5 | ___ Supiran, actor who played the character of Jamie Lawson in the sitcom "Small Wonder" |
| 35% | ETHAN | 5 | ___ Hawke, actor who played the character of Todd Anderson in "Dead Poet's Society" |