| 100% | BOX | 3 | Jack-in-the-___ (children's toy) |
| 94% | OTHELLODOLLY | 12 | Child's toy in the shape of a Shakespeare character? |
| 83% | SNOW | 4 | Jack —, author of 1946 children's book The Magical Mimics in Oz |
| 80% | TORRANCE | 8 | Jack __, main character in S. King's The Shining |
| 78% | GROGU | 5 | The Child's real name in The Mandalorian |
| 77% | NGO | 3 | The Children's Defense Fund, e.g., in brief |
| 75% | KNAVE | 5 | Jack in the deck |
| 74% | PAAR | 4 | Jack in the box, once? |
| 74% | HAT | 3 | "The Cat in the ___," children's book by Dr. Seuss |
| 73% | BOX | 3 | Jack in the ___ (fast food chain) |
| 73% | WANDA | 5 | ___ Falbo, word fairy played by Andrea Martin in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street" |
| 72% | HAT | 3 | "The Cat in the ___," children's book written by Dr. Seuss |
| 72% | BILL | 4 | ___ Smith, pipe salesman who competes against Cookie Monster in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street" |
| 71% | SUN | 3 | Object in the upper corner of many children's drawings |
| 71% | SPOT | 4 | Dog in the "Dick and Jane" children's book series |
| 71% | SAL | 3 | Jack’s alter ego in “On the Road” |
| 71% | ROO | 3 | Children's character in the Hundred Acre Wood |
| 71% | BAABAA | 6 | ___ Walters, character spoofed after a famous journalist in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street": 2 wds. |
| 70% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Band named after the steam-powered sex toy in William S. Burroughs's Naked Lunch |
| 70% | MEADOW | 6 | "Over in the ___" (children's song) |
| 70% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
| 70% | ABBY | 4 | ___ Cadabby, fairy-in-training in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street" |
| 70% | PAPA | 4 | ___ Smurf, village leader in the animated children's TV series, "Smurfs" |
| 70% | OLDMACDONALD | 12 | Children's song featuring the animals and sounds in this puzzle |
| 70% | RIPPER | 6 | Jack the __, killer in London's Victorian East End |
| 70% | SAL | 3 | Jack Kerouac's alter ego in On the Road |
| 69% | BOX | 3 | Jack-in-the-___ (pop-up toy) |
| 69% | GONE | 4 | "___ Tomorrow" 2009 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher investigates the death of Susan Mark |
| 69% | ROO | 3 | Kanga's child in "Winnie the Pooh" |
| 69% | DAISY | 5 | Green diesel railcar in the animated children's TV series, "Thomas & Friends" |