| 100% | PERSEPHONE | 10 | Goddess who serves as a major character in 2019's "Hadestown" |
| 48% | WALUIGI | 7 | Purple-clad character who serves as a foil to Mario's brother in the "Super Mario Bros." series |
| 46% | NERUDA | 6 | Writer who served as a senator in Chile |
| 44% | AARON | 5 | Politician Burr who's a major character in "Hamilton" |
| 44% | ALCOTT | 6 | Best-selling author who served as a nurse in the Civil War |
| 43% | IAGO | 4 | Parrot who serves as a sidekick for Jafar in the Disney animated film "Aladdin" |
| 42% | ORA | 3 | Rita ___, singer who served as a judge on the show "The X Factor" in series 12 |
| 42% | ROBRIGGLE | 9 | "Holey Moley" color commentator who served as a public affairs officer in the Marines: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SMOKY | 5 | Yorkshire terrier who served as a war dog in WWII |
| 42% | SIR | 3 | ___ Hiss, snake who serves as a henchman for Prince John in the Disney animated film "Robin Hood" |
| 41% | HARVEY | 6 | With 34-Across, "Reservoir Dogs" actor who served as a Marine in Lebanon during Operation Blue Bat |
| 38% | SEAMAN | 6 | One who serves as a sailor |
| 38% | IAGO | 4 | Character who is briefly turned into a roc in the 2019 movie "Aladdin" |
| 38% | NALA | 4 | Character who throws the hyena Shenzi off Pride Rock, in a 2019 film |
| 38% | TUBMAN | 6 | Activist Harriet, who served as a spy |
| 38% | FEZZIWIG | 8 | Mr —, character in Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol for whom Scrooge worked as an apprentice |
| 37% | MOE | 3 | Catcher Berg who served as a spy during WWII |
| 37% | JONAS | 5 | Singer Nick who served as a judge on “The Voice” |
| 36% | WOMBLE | 6 | A children's character who lives in Wimbledon |
| 36% | ENZI | 4 | Mike who served as a Wyoming senator from 1997 to 2021 |
| 36% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 36% | ESTRAGON | 8 | Major character in Samuel Beckett's stage play Waiting for Godot; the French name for a common herb |
| 36% | HORATIO | 7 | Only major character in Hamlet who survives |
| 35% | QUASIMODO | 9 | Victor Hugo's character who lives in a church |
| 34% | NEMO | 4 | Film character who becomes trapped in a dentist's office |
| 34% | YOSHI | 5 | Character who sometimes serves as Mario’s steed |
| 34% | ATHENA | 6 | Goddess who is a judge in "The Eumenides" |
| 34% | TRACT | 5 | A major passage in the body, as respiratory |
| 34% | LUNA | 4 | ___ Lovegood, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |
| 34% | CHO | 3 | ___ Chang, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |