| 100% | PINKPANTHER | 11 | Fictional diamond whose theft is investigated by Inspector Clouseau |
| 28% | AHAB | 4 | Fictional captain whose nickname is "Old Thunder" |
| 28% | AHAB | 4 | Fictional captain whose nickname is Old Thunder |
| 27% | ZORRO | 5 | Fictional hero whose name is Spanish for "fox" |
| 27% | CALVINBALL | 10 | Fictional sport whose rules are invented during play |
| 27% | HOGWARTS | 8 | Fictional school whose motto is "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" |
| 27% | ENT | 3 | Fictional creature whose name is Old English for “giant” |
| 27% | ENT | 3 | Fictional creature whose name is Old English for "giant" |
| 27% | LAKEWOBEGON | 11 | Fictional town whose slogan is “Gateway to Central Minnesota” |
| 27% | DRNO | 4 | Fictional villain whose given name is Julius |
| 27% | MRMOTO | 6 | Fictional character whose first name is Kentaro |
| 27% | UHURA | 5 | Fictional lieutenant whose first name is Nyota |
| 26% | LORDVOLDEMORT | 13 | Fictional character whose name is French for "flight of death" |
| 26% | PERRYMASON | 10 | Fictional veteran whose name is an anagram of "army person" |
| 26% | MISSJEANBRODIE | 14 | Fictional teacher whose pupils were the “crème de la crème” |
| 26% | POIROT | 6 | Fictional sleuth whose final adventure was titled “Curtain” |
| 26% | WHOKILLED | 9 | With 59-Across, old English nursery rhyme being investigated by the detectives in this puzzle |
| 26% | ATT | 3 | Person whose name is followed by "Esq." |
| 26% | RHEA | 4 | Goddess whose children were swallowed by Cronus |
| 26% | EMUS | 4 | Birds whose eggs are incubated by males |
| 26% | ETNA | 4 | Volcano whose eruption was described by Virgil |
| 26% | DODO | 4 | Bird whose extinction was caused by humans |
| 25% | APHASIC | 7 | One whose speech is affected by a stroke |
| 25% | TREE | 4 | One whose age is determined by its rings |
| 25% | TUT | 3 | King whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter |
| 25% | SCRIPT | 6 | Book whose lines are learned by an actor |
| 25% | MAHLER | 6 | Gustav whose music was banned by the Nazis |
| 25% | IVERSON | 7 | Allen whose #3 was retired by the 76ers |
| 25% | ORACLE | 6 | Priestess whose advice was sought by the gods |
| 25% | AOL | 3 | ISP whose greetings were voiced by Elwood Edwards |