| 100% | FARSIDE | 7 | Gary Larson comic strip, with "The" (2 wds.) |
| 61% | FARSIDE | 7 | Gary Larson comic, with "The" |
| 59% | THEFARSIDE | 10 | Gary Larson comic strip |
| 57% | FARSIDE | 7 | Gary Larson strip, with "The" |
| 56% | PEARLSBEFORESWINE | 17 | Comic strip with the characters Rat and Pig |
| 55% | FOXTROT | 7 | Comic strip with the kids Peter, Paige and Jason |
| 54% | LILABNER | 8 | Comic strip about the fictional rural town of Dogpatch (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SILLYPUTTY | 10 | Toy that can duplicate comic strip panels (2001 inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame): 2 wds. |
| 53% | CATHY | 5 | Comic strip with the 1998 collection "I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore" |
| 53% | FAR | 3 | "The ___ Side" (Gary Larson comic strip) |
| 52% | BABYBLUES | 9 | Comic strip featuring the MacPhersons and their children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren (2 wds.) |
| 50% | BARRYMANILOW | 12 | Singer with the 1974 single "Mandy": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ERINANDREWS | 11 | Cohost of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 50% | TOMBERGERON | 11 | Host of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 50% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | Rapper with the 2017 album "DAMN.": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ADATE | 5 | "You've Got ___ With the Blues": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LILTECCA | 8 | Rapper with the 2019 hit "Ransom": 2 wds. |
| 50% | LILWAYNE | 8 | Rapper with the 2018 hit "Uproar": 2 wds. |
| 50% | IRONMAN | 7 | Superhero with the alias Tony Stark: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SPAREME | 7 | "Enough with the details!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | FITIN | 5 | Conform with the group: 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHARLESSCHULZ | 13 | Comic strip artist who created 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ATBAT | 5 | Facing off with the pitcher: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FITIN | 5 | Mesh well with the group: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FITIN | 5 | Get along with the group: 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEMAN | 6 | "___ With the Golden Gun" (1974 James Bond movie): 2 wds. |
| 48% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Rock group with the 1977 single "Peg": 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEPOLICE | 9 | Rock group with the 1978 single "Roxanne": 2 wds. |
| 48% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | Rock group with the 1979 single "Sara": 2 wds. |
| 48% | TONELOC | 7 | Rapper with the 1989 song "Wild Thing": 2 wds. |