| 100% | BING | 4 | Last name of Chandler, on "Friends" |
| 80% | GELLER | 6 | Last name of two of the friends on "Friends" |
| 80% | GELLER | 6 | Last name of two of the friends on “Friends” |
| 68% | BING | 4 | Chandler's last name, on "Friends" |
| 68% | BING | 4 | Chandler's last name on "Friends" |
| 67% | ADLER | 5 | Last name of Grace on "Will & Grace" |
| 66% | TAM | 3 | Last name of Simon and River, on "Firefly" |
| 66% | FINSTER | 7 | Last name of toddler Chuckie on 15-Across |
| 65% | ROY | 3 | Last name of the family on HBO's "Succession" |
| 65% | TRIBBIANI | 9 | Last name of smooth-talking Friends character Joey |
| 64% | STARK | 5 | Last name of Sansa and Arya, on "Game of Thrones" |
| 64% | MARSH | 5 | Last name of Sharon, Randy, and Stan, on "South Park" |
| 64% | CRANE | 5 | Last name of Frasier, Niles, and Martin, on a sitcom |
| 64% | ROSE | 4 | Last name of the main family on "Schitt's Creek" |
| 64% | ROY | 3 | Last name of Logan, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv, on "Succession" |
| 63% | DEVILLE | 7 | Last name of twin toddlers Phil and Lil on 15-Across |
| 63% | PICKLES | 7 | Last name of toddlers Angelica, Tommy, and Dil on 15-Across |
| 62% | ALBA | 4 | Last name on Chris's list of five |
| 61% | ALDA | 4 | Last name of the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" |
| 60% | STARK | 5 | Arya's last name, on "Game of Thrones" |
| 60% | COATES | 6 | Last name on the cover of Between the World and Me |
| 58% | MCFEELY | 7 | Last name of the delivery man on 18-Across/40-Across and "Daniel Tiger's 40-Across" |
| 57% | ERIC | 4 | First name of Kyle, Stan, and Kenny's friend on "South Park" |
| 54% | RAMSAY | 6 | Last name of 29a |
| 54% | DANCE | 5 | Last name of 18a |
| 54% | ADAMS | 5 | Last name of two presidents |
| 54% | GIBB | 4 | Last name of 60-Across |
| 54% | BUSH | 4 | Last name of two presidents |
| 54% | PARR | 4 | Last name of Incredibles family |
| 54% | ASTOR | 5 | Last name of fur fame |