| 100% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Event attended by Alice and the Mad Hatter: 2 wds. |
| 57% | TEA | 3 | Mad ___ Party (event attended by Alice and the March Hare) |
| 52% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Event at which Alice meets the Mad Hatter and the March Hare |
| 48% | ATEA | 4 | "The Mad Hatter enjoys ___ party" (afternoon social event): 2 wds. |
| 41% | TEA | 3 | ___ party ("mad" event attended by Alice) |
| 40% | ASONE | 5 | "... And the world will live ___" (lyrics from "Imagine" by John Lennon): 2 wds. |
| 40% | TEA | 3 | Beverage consumed by the Mad Hatter and March Hare |
| 40% | TEA | 3 | Beverage enjoyed by the Mad Hatter and March Hare |
| 39% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Looney event hosted by the Mad Hatter |
| 38% | TEARME | 6 | "___ down," opening number for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," performed by Hedwig and Yitzhak: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | VERUCASALT | 10 | Child in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" who is thrown down a garbage chute by squirrels: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ASTAR | 5 | "Everybody is ___," song by Sly and the Family Stone: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ARMEDFORCES | 11 | 1979 album by 31-Across and the Attractions: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PADDEDCELLS | 11 | Places for the Mad Hatter and his ilk? |
| 36% | ALIBABA | 7 | "___ and the Forty Thieves": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ETSEQ | 5 | And the following, in footnotes: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ASA | 3 | Mad ___ hatter: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DIANAROSS | 9 | __ and the Supremes: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALICE | 5 | Girl who met the Mad Hatter and the March Hare |
| 34% | THEWAITING | 10 | 1981 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WAKEUP | 6 | Collaborative studio album by John Legend and The Roots: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BOBSEGER | 8 | ___ and the Silver Bullet Band ("Night Moves" band): 2 wds. |
| 34% | ESTREET | 7 | Bruce Springsteen and the ___ Band: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JENNIFERWORTH | 13 | Former nurse whose memoirs inspired 32-Across and the character played by Jessica Raine (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ALICE | 5 | Character who has tea with the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat |
| 34% | FORGOOD | 7 | Duet sung by Elphaba and Glinda in the musical "Wicked": 2 wds. |
| 34% | MRBIG | 5 | Carrie's "Sex and the City" love interest: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ONUS | 4 | "This party and the drinks are ___!" ("Our treat!"): 2 wds. |
| 34% | MAD | 3 | ___ Tea Party (event attended by Alice) |