| 100% | GREENHORNET | 11 | Masked hero who partners with Kato |
| 45% | SCULLY | 6 | Dana who partnered with Fox Mulder |
| 45% | WESSON | 6 | Daniel who partnered with Horace Smith |
| 45% | EBERT | 5 | Film critic who partnered with Siskel |
| 45% | BURT | 4 | Baskin who partnered with Irv Robbins |
| 44% | IRV | 3 | Mr. Robbins who partnered with Burt Baskin |
| 44% | ROYCE | 5 | British automaker who partnered with Charles Rolls |
| 42% | SAMSPADE | 8 | Hero who debuted in Black Mask magazine, 1929 |
| 42% | ZORRO | 5 | Hero who carves Z's with his sword |
| 41% | IRV | 3 | Robbins who partnered with Burt Baskin in the ice cream business |
| 40% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Golf great who partnered with 26-Across in 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FIREMARIO | 9 | Video game hero who defeats Goombas with flaming projectiles |
| 39% | MULAN | 5 | Disney hero who cuts her hair with a sword |
| 39% | BASKIN | 6 | What would you call someone who partners with Robbins to serve you ice cream? |
| 39% | CHOWYUNFAT | 10 | Hong Kong action hero who frequently collaborated with John Woo |
| 38% | ZORRO | 5 | Fictional hero with a black mask |
| 38% | SUNI | 4 | ___ Lee, gymnast who partnered with dancer Sasha Farber on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 |
| 38% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "24K Magic" music icon who partnered with Anderson .Paak to form 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AJAX | 4 | War hero who killed himself with a onetime rival's sword |
| 38% | ZORRO | 5 | Masked man who carves a "Z" with his sword |
| 38% | SIMON | 5 | Garfunkel's partner with whom he sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| 37% | BRIAN | 5 | ___ Austin Green, actor who partnered with dancer Sharna Burgess on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 |
| 37% | CODY | 4 | ___ Rigsby, fitness personality who partnered with dancer Cheryl Burke on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 |
| 37% | KENYA | 5 | ___ Moore, RHOA star who partnered with dancer Brandon Armstrong on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 |
| 37% | THEKIDLAROI | 11 | "Without You" rapper who partnered with Justin Bieber on the 2021 #1 song "Stay": 3 wds. |
| 37% | MELANIE | 7 | ___ C, former Spice Girl who partnered with dancer Gleb Savchenko on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 |
| 36% | JOJO | 4 | ___ Siwa, YouTuber who partnered with dancer Jenna Johnson on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 and placed second |
| 36% | WEIR | 4 | Figure skating champ Johnny who partnered with skater Tara Lipinsky for part of NBC's Rio Olympics coverage |
| 35% | SHUMPERT | 8 | Iman ___, NBA player who partnered with dancer Daniella Karagach on "Dancing with the Stars" season 30 and placed first |
| 35% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "7 Rings" pop singer who partnered with Justin Bieber on the 2020 #1 song "Stuck With U": 2 wds. |