| 100% | DARROW | 6 | Lawyer Clarence who inspired a character in "Inherit the Wind" |
| 45% | OTTER | 5 | Weasel relative also a character in "The Wind in the Willows" |
| 44% | ARI | 3 | Onassis who's a character in the 2024 biopic "Maria" |
| 42% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | Character who lives in a pineapple under the sea |
| 42% | OTTER | 5 | “The Wind in the Willows” character with a “broad glistening muzzle” |
| 42% | PARR | 4 | Catherine who’s a character in the musical “Six” |
| 42% | LEVON | 5 | Title character in a ballad who "wears his war wound like a crown" |
| 42% | MRTOAD | 6 | "The Wind in the Willows" character with a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland |
| 41% | LUNA | 4 | ___ Lovegood, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |
| 41% | CHO | 3 | ___ Chang, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |
| 41% | HAGRID | 6 | Robbie Coltrane's character in the "Harry Potter" series who sports a distinctive bushy beard |
| 41% | DARROW | 6 | Clarence —, lawyer who defended Leopold and Loeb in a 1924 Chicago murder trial |
| 41% | MRTOAD | 6 | "The Wind in the Willows" character with a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NALA | 4 | Character who throws the hyena Shenzi off Pride Rock, in a 2019 film |
| 40% | DOROTHY | 7 | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| 40% | ROSALINA | 8 | Magical character in the Super Mario games who wears a turquoise dress with a silver crown |
| 40% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 40% | RIDING | 6 | Little Red ___ Hood, literary character in a red cloak who encounters a sly wolf in the woods |
| 40% | TOADETTE | 8 | Childlike character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a pink mushroom hat |
| 39% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots, character from a fairy tale who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 39% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | YUBA | 4 | Rhyming title character who plays the tuba in Cuba, in a Rudy Vallee song |
| 39% | MICE | 4 | Three Blind ___, characters from a nursery rhyme who are seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 38% | SAM | 3 | "I Am ___," a 2001 drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer who played the titular character's lawyer |
| 38% | ART | 3 | ___ Vandelay, recurring fake "Seinfeld" character who appears as a real judge in the series finale |
| 38% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 38% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 38% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |
| 38% | LISA | 4 | "The Simpsons" character who competed in a crossword tournament |