| 100% | POOH | 4 | Classic children's book character who said, "A hug is always the right size" |
| 63% | POOH | 4 | Fictional bear who said, "A hug is always the right size" |
| 47% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 43% | PETERPAN | 8 | Classic children’s-book character who “Goes Wrong” in a Broadway farce |
| 42% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespeare character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 42% | LEAR | 4 | Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 41% | ELEANOR | 7 | "The Good Place" character who said, "Whenever anyone tells me a story about their life, I always imagine all the people as being super hot" |
| 40% | WALDO | 5 | Children's book character who wears a red and white striped shirt |
| 39% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 39% | HOLMES | 6 | Fictional character who says "I am a brain …. The rest of me is a mere appendix" |
| 39% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 38% | ILSA | 4 | Classic movie character who says "Kiss me as if it were the last time" |
| 38% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" |
| 37% | MILNE | 5 | Who wrote, in a classic children's book, "It is hard to be brave ... when you're only a Very Small Animal" |
| 37% | ELMO | 4 | Character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 37% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic by 50-Across with the line, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DRNO | 4 | Film character who says "The successful criminal mind is always superior. It has to be." |
| 36% | PEG | 3 | ___ Bundy, character from the series "Married... with Children" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 36% | VERYHUNGRYCATERPILLAR | 21 | Classic children's book character eating its way through this puzzle, with "the" |
| 36% | KRUSTY | 6 | With 21-Across, "The Simpsons" character who is a children's TV host |
| 36% | EEYORE | 6 | Kid-lit character who says "The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually" |
| 36% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who says, "Beer. Now, there's a temporary solution." |
| 36% | FITS | 4 | Is just the right size, like a well-tailored garment |
| 35% | ELMO | 4 | Furry character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 35% | FIT | 3 | Be the right size, as a suit |
| 35% | LEAR | 4 | Who said "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" |
| 35% | REY | 3 | Science-fiction character who's told, "Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi" |
| 35% | FROG | 4 | "___ and Toad are Friends," children's book that features a memorable friendship between the titular characters |
| 35% | EVA | 3 | Chen who wrote the children’s book “I Am Golden” |
| 34% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | TV character who says "It's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids" |