| 100% | ORFF | 4 | Composer of Der Mond, an opera in which the main characters steal the moon |
| 40% | DINDY | 5 | Vincent —, French composer of the opera Fervaal, which premiered in 1897 |
| 39% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 38% | VEEP | 4 | Sitcom in which the main character's political party is never identified |
| 37% | ROO | 3 | The smallest of the main characters in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories |
| 37% | THEBOLDANDTHE | 13 | American soap opera "___ Beautiful" about the Forrester family in which singer Usher played the character of Raymond: 4 wds. |
| 37% | RON | 3 | Weasley, one of the main characters in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 37% | DOM | 3 | First name of the main character in the "Fast & Furious" movies |
| 37% | LULU | 4 | Opera in which Jack the Ripper is a character |
| 36% | THEMERCHANTOF | 13 | "___ Venice," romantic comedy by Shakespeare in which the main characters are Antonio and Portia: 3 wds. |
| 36% | SCOTT | 5 | The manager and one of the main characters in "The Office," Michael ___ |
| 36% | ELF | 3 | 2003 film in which the title character exclaims "Son of a nutcracker!" |
| 36% | PIES | 4 | Pastries that are the specialty of the main character in the musical "Waitress" |
| 36% | MDS | 3 | Most of the main characters in "Private Practice": Abbr. |
| 36% | SKYWALKER | 9 | Last name of the main character in Star Wars |
| 36% | SMETANA | 7 | Composer of the opera "Brandenburgers in Bohemia" |
| 36% | RYE | 3 | “The ___” (“Seinfeld” episode in which Jerry steals a loaf of bread from an old woman) |
| 35% | INDY | 4 | Main character in the upcoming film "The Dial of Destiny," for short |
| 35% | MARIO | 5 | Main character in the best-selling video game franchise of all time |
| 35% | OLAF | 4 | Count ___, the main character in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" |
| 35% | FRODO | 5 | ___ Baggins, main character in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 35% | TWIN | 4 | One of the two main characters in "The Parent Trap" |
| 35% | THEA | 4 | Main character in Cather's "The Song of the Lark" |
| 34% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | "Glee" star who played the main character in the 2022 Broadway revival of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BERIO | 5 | Luciano —, Italian composer of opera Un re in ascolto which premiered in 1984 |
| 34% | ARIA | 4 | A part of an opera which is usually the solo of the Diva |
| 34% | RECITATIVE | 10 | Style of musical declamation in an opera in the rhythm of natural speech |
| 34% | SHADESOFGREY | 12 | "Fifty ___," erotic novel trilogy written by E.L. James in which the main characters are Christian Grey and Ana Steele: 3 wds. |
| 34% | JOHNADAMS | 9 | Composer of the operas A Flowering Tree and Nixon in China |