| 100% | LINCOLNRHYME | 12 | Fictional quadriplegic detective created by 32-Across who is played by Russell Hornsby in a new NBC crime drama series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | New Kids on the Block singer who played Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across and will reprise the role in a new series in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | Fictional archer played by Russell Crowe in a 2010 film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GERALDMCRANEY | 13 | Actor who won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing the obstetrician who delivered Kevin and Kate in NBC's "This Is Us" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHIPS | 5 | NBC crime drama TV series created by Rick Rosner which is set in California |
| 36% | ARCHIEANDREWS | 13 | The primary protagonist of the "Riverdale" TV series, a redheaded teen who is played by KJ Apa: 2 wds |
| 35% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KATHRYNDANCE | 12 | Fictional California Bureau of Investigation special agent created by 32-Across who appears in crossover novels with 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DOWNTONABBEY | 12 | PBS historical drama created by 32-Across set on a Yorkshire estate in the early 20th century (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ALANRICKMAN | 11 | Actor who played Professor Snape and was a misunderstood character in "Harry Potter" series: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | Actor known for playing a DC superhero who will be seen in the new "Mission: Impossible" film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRIXIEBELDEN | 12 | Fictional young female detective who first appeared in a 1948 book by Julie Campbell Tatham: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FREDDYHEINEKEN | 14 | Kidnapped Dutch brewing tycoon played by Anthony Hopkins in a 2015 crime drama (2 wds.) |
| 34% | PHRYNEFISHER | 12 | 1920s private detective in Melbourne played by Essie Davis on a 2012-2015 Australian TV series (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NEROWOLFE | 9 | Fictional armchair detective created by Rex Stout who keeps his past murky: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MYRONBOLITAR | 12 | Fictional basketball player-turned-sports agent who solves mysteries in a series of novels by 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LAURAPREPON | 11 | Actress who played Alex Vause, an inmate in the TV series "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NATASHALYONNE | 13 | Actress who played Nicky Nichols, an inmate in the TV series "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 33% | MOLLYSGAME | 10 | 2017 crime drama in which Jessica Chastain played a woman who runs an underground poker empire: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BARRY | 5 | Comedy crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a Marine-turned-hitman played by Bill Hader |
| 33% | KATEMULGREW | 11 | Actress who played Galina "Red" Reznikov, an inmate in the TV series "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEGILDEDAGE | 12 | HBO historical drama created by 32-Across set in New York City in the 1880s (3 wds.) |
| 33% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |