| 100% | SELINAMEYER | 11 | Fictional president portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep": 2 wds. |
| 64% | DAVIDPALMER | 11 | Fictional president portrayed by Dennis Haysbert on "24": 2 wds. |
| 63% | JOSIAHBARTLET | 13 | Fictional president portrayed by Martin Sheen on "The West Wing": 2 wds. |
| 54% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | President portrayed by Darrell Hammond on "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | "Seinfeld" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JOSIAHBARTLET | 13 | Fictional president played by 43-Across on 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | GEORGEWBUSH | 11 | President portrayed by Will Ferrell on "Saturday Night Live": 3 wds. |
| 46% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" that ended May 14, 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Fictional spy portrayed by actors such as Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Fictional spy portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a series of parody films: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TRAPPERJOHN | 11 | Physician portrayed by Wayne Rogers on "M*A*S*H": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARCUSWELBY | 11 | Physician portrayed by Robert Young on a 1960s-1970s TV series: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ARTIEABRAMS | 11 | Guitarist portrayed by Kevin McHale on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RACHELBERRY | 11 | Glee club star portrayed by Lea Michele on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MERCEDESJONES | 13 | Gospel singer portrayed by Amber Riley on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KOREYWISE | 9 | Exonerated suspect portrayed by 33-Across in the miniseries "When They See Us" on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Hollywood's iconic fictional spy portrayed by Sean Connery seven times: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EMMY | 4 | Award won by Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "Veep" |
| 35% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MEYER | 5 | Selina ___ ("Veep" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) |
| 35% | ELAINE | 6 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Seinfeld" |
| 34% | ALIG | 4 | Rapper portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LUCASMCCAIN | 11 | Fictional rancher played by former athlete 28-Across on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JAKELAMOTTA | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALIG | 4 | Obtuse journalist portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELAINE | 6 | "Seinfeld" character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| 34% | GEORGEWBUSH | 11 | American president portrayed by Josh Brolin in a 2008 Oliver Stone movie: 3 wds. |
| 33% | VEEP | 4 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy on HBO |