| 100% | STEPHANIEPLUM | 13 | New Jersey-based bounty hunter/sleuth in a Janet Evanovich book series (2 wds.) |
| 66% | STEPHANIEPLUM | 13 | Fictional New Jersey-based bounty hunter/sleuth in Janet Evanovich novels (2 wds.) |
| 44% | HANNAHSWENSEN | 13 | Minnesota-based baker/sleuth in a Joanne Fluke book series (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | New Jersey Devils goalie who scored a record three goals, in 1997, 2000, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OBIWANKENOBI | 12 | "Star Wars" Jedi Master exiled on Tattooine in a new series on Disney+ (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JOANNABRADY | 11 | Arizona-based sheriff/sleuth in a J.A. Jance book series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ONTOUR | 6 | Performing concerts in a series of locations: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREEDO | 6 | Bounty hunter shot by Han Solo in "Star Wars: A New Hope" |
| 34% | ONE | 3 | "___ for the Money" (first in a mystery series by Janet Evanovich) |
| 34% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Fictional spy portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a series of parody films: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WITCHSSISTER | 12 | First book in a fantasy series about black magic by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 33% | GOINGROGUE | 10 | Novel in Janet Evanovich's 32-Across series subtitled "Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ERICMCCORMACK | 13 | 2001 Emmy winner, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (for "Will & Grace"): 2 wds. |
| 32% | CORYBOOKER | 10 | US senator from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate who follows a vegan diet: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 32% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for "Big Little Lies": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | New movie about a bunny, based on stories written in early 1900s England: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO show based on a series of Charlaine Harris books: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | NHL goalie who had his number 30 retired by the New Jersey Devils in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 32% | TRIXIEBELDEN | 12 | Fictional young female detective who first appeared in a 1948 book by Julie Campbell Tatham: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DAMIANLEWIS | 11 | Winner of the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Homeland": 2 wds. |
| 31% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Winner of the 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "The Newsroom": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Winner of the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Breaking Bad": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SEEALSO | 7 | "Look here as well," in a reference book (2 wds.) |
| 31% | HATEFULEIGHT | 12 | Actor Kurt Russell along with Samuel L. Jackson played two bounty hunters in Quentin Tarantino's "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 31% | REGINAKING | 10 | "Watchmen" star who won the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Exam that's sometimes written in a blue book: 2 wds. |