| 100% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness program created by Billy Blanks (2 wds.) |
| 88% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness system created by Billy Blanks: 2 wds. |
| 84% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness program developed by Billy Blanks (2 wds.) |
| 81% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness training regimen created by Billy Blanks: 2 wds. |
| 79% | TAEBO | 5 | 1990s fitness fad created by Billy Blanks (2 wds.) |
| 69% | TAEBO | 5 | Workout system created by Billy Blanks (2 wds.) |
| 65% | TAEBO | 5 | Exercise program created by Billy Blanks |
| 60% | TAEBO | 5 | Cardio workout routine devised by Billy Blanks: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TAE | 3 | ___ Bo (fitness system created by Billy Blanks) |
| 49% | TAEBO | 5 | Billy Blanks fitness program |
| 48% | ZUMBA | 5 | Fitness program created in the '90s by Beto Pérez |
| 46% | TAEBO | 5 | '90s fitness program: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TAEBO | 5 | Nineties fitness craze promoted by Billy Blanks |
| 45% | JANEMARPLE | 10 | Fictional detective created by Agatha Christie: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PHILIPMARLOWE | 13 | Fictional detective created by Raymond Chandler: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Fictional detective created by Mickey Spillane: 2 wds. |
| 45% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Belgian detective created by 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LAMBCHOP | 8 | Sock puppet created by Shari Lewis: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Spy created by Ian Fleming: 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | Satirical Comedy Central program created by Madeleine Smithberg and Lizz Winstead: 3 wds. |
| 44% | SHERLOCKHOLMES | 14 | Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HARRYPOTTER | 11 | Orphan wizard created by J.K. Rowling: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NEWYEARS | 8 | With 16-Across, December 31 celebratory program created by 43-Across and now co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and 26-Down (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DAMEEDNA | 8 | Purple-haired character created by comedian Barry Humphries: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GILMOREGIRLS | 12 | Former WB drama created by Amy Sherman-Palladino: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Fox animated series created by Seth MacFarlane: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Orphan title character created by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEALTEAM | 8 | CBS military drama created by Benjamin Cavell and starring David Boreanaz: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DAALI | 5 | "___ G Show", the satirical television series created by actor Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEROWOLFE | 9 | Fictional armchair detective created by Rex Stout who keeps his past murky: 2 wds. |