| 100% | HECTOR | 6 | Iliad hero whose body is dragged behind Achilles’ chariot |
| 34% | INTOW | 5 | Being dragged behind |
| 31% | INTOW | 5 | Being dragged behind, like a car: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BLUETETRA | 9 | Aquarium fish whose body is vivid violet |
| 31% | DOORMAN | 7 | Marvel superhero whose body is a portal |
| 30% | TREX | 4 | Dino whose body was more than 30 feet long |
| 30% | BATMAN | 6 | Hero whose secret identity is Bruce Wayne |
| 29% | IRONMAN | 7 | Hero whose real name is Tony Stark: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LUTE | 4 | Ancient plucked stringed instrument whose body is shaped like a halved pear |
| 28% | LUTE | 4 | Ancient plucked stringed instrument whose body is shaped like a sliced pear |
| 28% | HANSOLO | 7 | Sci-fi hero whose home planet is Corellia |
| 28% | FROZONE | 7 | Incredibles hero whose real name is Lucius Best |
| 28% | SUPERMAN | 8 | The hero whose real name is Clark Kent |
| 28% | HAN | 3 | Movie hero whose copilot is Chewbacca |
| 27% | BEAST | 5 | X-Men hero whose other identity is Hank McCoy |
| 27% | EARS | 4 | Body parts whose lobes might be pierced |
| 27% | IRON | 4 | ___ Man, the Marvel hero whose real name is Tony Stark |
| 27% | ASLAN | 5 | Literary hero whose name is Turkish for "lion" |
| 27% | ZORRO | 5 | Fictional hero whose name is Spanish for "fox" |
| 27% | GULFOFFINLAND | 13 | Body of water whose busiest port is Helsinki |
| 27% | ROYHARPER | 9 | DC hero whose name was Speedy then Arsenal |
| 27% | ARMADILLO | 9 | Burrowing mammal of the Americas much of whose body is covered with strong horny plates |
| 26% | NIGHTCRAWLER | 12 | Marvel comic book hero whose teleporting noise is written as "BAMF" |
| 26% | HERCULES | 8 | Hero from Roman mythology whose Greek counterpart is Heracles |
| 26% | EAR | 3 | Body part whose external portion is called the auricle |
| 26% | BAMBI | 5 | Disney title hero whose mate is Faline |
| 26% | WOLVERINE | 9 | Marvel comic book hero whose metal claw noise is written as "SNIKT" |
| 26% | OLDDOG | 6 | One whose trick-learning years are behind them |
| 26% | BILBO | 5 | "The Hobbit" hero whose cousin is Frodo |
| 25% | ELCID | 5 | Spanish hero whose 113-Down is represented enigmatically six times in this puzzle |