| 100% | PANTALOON | 9 | English name of a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell'arte represented as a foolish old man |
| 33% | COLUMBINE | 9 | Sweetheart of Harlequin in Italian commedia dell’arte |
| 31% | SATYR | 5 | One of a class of deities in Greek mythology represented as caprine men |
| 29% | YELLOWRIVER | 11 | Body of water meeting this puzzle's landmark at a spot known in English as Old Ox Bay |
| 29% | BILBO | 5 | First name of a fantasy character who lives in Bag End |
| 28% | HORUS | 5 | Sky god of Egyptian mythology represented as a falcon-headed man |
| 28% | HARLEQUIN | 9 | Servant character in the commedia dell'arte |
| 28% | TIN | 3 | Material in the name of a "Wizard of Oz" character |
| 28% | HARLEQUIN | 9 | Comic servant role in Italian commedia dell'arte |
| 27% | OTTO | 4 | Man's name that's a number in Italian |
| 27% | ASH | 3 | Usual name of the old English character "Æ" |
| 26% | M3GAN | 5 | The name of the sentient robot in a 2023 horror movie, as stylized in the title |
| 26% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 26% | UMBRIEL | 7 | Moon in Uranus named after a character of a poem |
| 26% | NAPOLI | 6 | Italian name for a port city often credited as the home of pizza |
| 26% | ANNAKARENINA | 12 | Title character in a love triangle with two men named Alexei |
| 26% | KLAPKA | 6 | Middle name of Jerome K Jerome, author of novel Three Men in a Boat |
| 26% | OWLS | 4 | Two residents of the Old Man's beard, in a Lear verse |
| 26% | ALEXA | 5 | First name that declined sharply in popularity as a result of Amazon |
| 25% | JOAN | 4 | Woman's name in English that's a man's name in Catalan |
| 25% | BROCK | 5 | British name for a badger used as a form of address in stories |
| 25% | HARLEQUIN | 9 | Comic servant and lover of Columbine in the commedia dell'arte |
| 25% | FAUN | 4 | In Roman legend, a rural deity represented as a man with a goat's ears, horns, tail and hind legs |
| 25% | BUGLE | 5 | Instrument in the name of a "Spider-Man" tabloid |
| 25% | ESQUIRE | 7 | Unofficial title of respect written in the end of a man's formal name |
| 25% | MOOCOW | 6 | Kidspeak animal mentioned in the first line of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" |
| 25% | DUNKIRK | 7 | English name for the port in Nord, France, that saw a mass evacuation of troops in 1940 |
| 25% | GIORGIOARMANI | 13 | Italian fashion designer whose eponymous company has "Emporio" as part of a flagship brand name: 2 wds. |