| 100% | QUEEQUEG | 8 | First principal character encountered by Ishmael in "Moby-Dick" |
| 41% | NARRATOR | 8 | Ishmael, in ''Moby Dick'' |
| 40% | NARRATOR | 8 | Ishmael, in "Moby Dick" |
| 38% | STARBUCK | 8 | First mate of the Pequod in Moby Dick |
| 37% | DAFFYDUCK | 9 | Character first voiced by Mel Blanc in 1937 cartoon Porky's Duck Hunt |
| 36% | NARRATOR | 8 | Ishmael, in “Moby-Dick” |
| 34% | STARBUCK | 8 | Pequod's chief mate in Moby Dick |
| 34% | THEGOLDBUG | 10 | Short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843 whose central character is William Legrand |
| 33% | AHAB | 4 | Captain done in by Moby-Dick |
| 33% | AHAB | 4 | "Moby Dick" captain portrayed by Patrick Stewart in a 1998 miniseries on USA |
| 33% | DOCSAVAGE | 9 | Fictional character created by Lester Dent who first appeared in 1933 pulp novel The Man of Bronze |
| 32% | CEE | 3 | First character in character |
| 32% | SOFTG | 5 | First character in Genesis |
| 32% | TAU | 3 | First character in "Troy"? |
| 32% | HERO | 4 | Principal character in a play, movie, novel or poem |
| 32% | AVATAR | 6 | Character created by players in video games |
| 32% | NALA | 4 | Character voiced by Beyoncé in 2019 |
| 32% | ZEE | 3 | First character seen in "Zelig" |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | First character in this clue |
| 32% | MEETCUTE | 8 | First encounter in a romcom |
| 32% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 31% | ALIENRACES | 10 | Groups encountered by interplanetary travelers, in sci-fi |
| 31% | MOWGLI | 6 | Character raised by wolves in the Indian jungle |
| 31% | AHAB | 4 | Ishmael's captain in "Moby-Dick" |
| 31% | ANDI | 4 | Character played by Janelle, in “Glass Onion” |
| 31% | CEE | 3 | First character to appear in "Carmen" |
| 31% | MEETCUTE | 8 | First encounter in a romcom (Hyph.) |
| 31% | MEETCUTE | 8 | First encounter in a rom-com |
| 31% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 31% | NALA | 4 | Character voiced by Beyoncé in "The Lion King" |