| 100% | VANPELT | 7 | Linus and Lucy's last name in "Peanuts" |
| 68% | VANPELT | 7 | Last name of Linus and Lucy in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BRADSHAW | 8 | Carrie's last name in Sex and the City |
| 57% | FATALE | 6 | Natasha's last name in Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons |
| 55% | BOND | 4 | Lead character's last name in 15-, 18-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 55% | RUBBLE | 6 | Barney and Betty's last name in the Flintstones |
| 49% | BENNET | 6 | Last name of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice |
| 49% | ADLER | 5 | Last name of Grace in Will and Grace sitcom |
| 48% | OYL | 3 | Olive's last name in "Popeye" |
| 48% | MAXIMOFF | 8 | Wanda's last name in WandaVision |
| 48% | COSTANZA | 8 | George's last name in Seinfeld |
| 48% | BING | 4 | Chandler's last name in "Friends" |
| 48% | LUND | 4 | Ilsa's last name in Casablanca |
| 48% | OLSSON | 6 | Sandy's last name in Grease |
| 48% | BLAINE | 6 | Rick's last name in "Casablanca" |
| 47% | WASHBURNE | 9 | Last name of Zoe and Hoban in sci-fi show Firefly |
| 47% | GELLER | 6 | Monica and Ross' last name in Friends |
| 47% | ARPEL | 5 | Last name in women's skin care |
| 47% | BUCKET | 6 | Charlie's last name in Willy Wonka |
| 47% | DARLING | 7 | Wendy's last name in Peter Pan |
| 47% | LEVI | 4 | Dolly's last name in "Hello, Dolly!" |
| 47% | PINKMAN | 7 | Jesse's last name in Breaking Bad |
| 47% | GALE | 4 | Dorothy's last name in . . . ''Oz'' (coincidence?) |
| 47% | RICARDO | 7 | Lucy's last name on "I Love Lucy" |
| 46% | MONTAGUE | 8 | Romeo's last name in Shakespeare's play |
| 46% | BOYD | 4 | Woody's last name in the show, "Cheers" |
| 46% | PATEL | 5 | Pi's last name in "Life of Pi" |
| 46% | SWAN | 4 | Bella's last name, in "Twilight" |
| 46% | OYL | 3 | Olive's last name, in "Popeye" |
| 46% | OYL | 3 | Olive's last name, in comics |