| 100% | EYRE | 4 | Literary character who inspired the title of the 2016 anthology “Reader, I Married Him” |
| 40% | YERTLE | 6 | Kid-lit title character who says "I am the ruler of all that I see!" |
| 40% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character who cries "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me" |
| 39% | JEMMY | 5 | ___ Button (Fuegian who inspired the title of the documentary "The Pearl Button") |
| 37% | ISRAEL | 6 | Character who provides the title of Chapter 26 of 1883 RL Stevenson novel Treasure Island |
| 37% | TED | 3 | The character who tells the story of his life in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 36% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny who was the voice of the title character in "Rango" |
| 35% | EYRE | 4 | Literary character who says "Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!" |
| 35% | ALEC | 4 | Baldwin who voices the title character of "The Boss Baby" |
| 35% | EDEN | 4 | Barbara —, actress who played the title role in US television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie |
| 34% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Author/illustrator who created the title character of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JANEEYRE | 8 | Novel with the line "Reader, I married him" |
| 34% | WOOLF | 5 | Virginia ___, author of "Mrs Dalloway" and one the literary pioneers who inspired feminism |
| 34% | GARFIELD | 8 | Fictional lasagna-loving cat who is the title character of a comic strip |
| 34% | EYRE | 4 | Jane who said, "Reader, I married him" |
| 33% | TAR | 3 | Title movie character who claims, "You cannot start without me. I start the clock." |
| 33% | JACKMAN | 7 | Actor Hugh who married the star of the first TV show he appeared on |
| 33% | KATEY | 5 | With 35-Across, "Sons of Anarchy" actress who plays the title character in "Rebel" |
| 33% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | "Game of Thrones" actor who plays the title character in "The Toxic Avenger": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ZORRO | 5 | Literary character who debuted in "The Curse of Capistrano" |
| 33% | LOUISBRAILLE | 12 | Blind educator who invented the touch system of reading and writing named after him: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ANGEL | 5 | Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles who marries the heroine |
| 33% | ADAM | 4 | Bible character who says "She gave me of the tree, and I did eat" |
| 32% | HANDL | 5 | Irene —, comedy actress who played the title character in 1970s ITV sitcom For the Love of Ada |
| 32% | KNIGHTLEY | 9 | George —, gentleman who marries the title character in 1815 Jane Austen novel Emma |
| 32% | HATE | 4 | “She ___ Me” (movie title inspired by the nickname of football player Rod Smart) |
| 32% | LEA | 3 | Actress Salonga who provided the singing voice of the title character in "Mulan" |
| 32% | DREAMER | 7 | Someone who fantasizes a lot, like the title character of 15-/47-Across |
| 32% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character who says "I'll chase him round Good Hope" |