| 100% | PAN | 3 | Peter ___ who searches for his shadow |
| 48% | GOLLUM | 6 | In constant search for his precious |
| 47% | BOURNE | 6 | Robert Ludlum hero searching for his identity |
| 47% | FORAGER | 7 | Someone who searches for food, a rummager |
| 47% | RAE | 3 | John who searched for the Northwest Passage |
| 47% | BAFFIN | 6 | English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage |
| 47% | GATHERERS | 9 | Ancient people who searched for plants to eat |
| 46% | ARNO | 4 | Peter who cartooned for the New Yorker |
| 45% | CORONADO | 8 | Spanish conquistador who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold |
| 44% | ASH | 3 | Mr. Ketchum, who searches for Pokemon hidden in the starred clues |
| 44% | TOM | 3 | ___ Holland, actor who shadowed a student at Bronx High School of Science to prepare for the role of Peter Parker |
| 44% | EVAN | 4 | Peters who won an Emmy for “Mare of Easttown” |
| 44% | DOA | 3 | Classic film noir about a man's search for his own killer |
| 43% | FALK | 4 | Actor Peter who played Columbo for 35 years |
| 43% | DRED | 4 | Scott who sued for his freedom |
| 43% | MARTYR | 6 | One who dies for his beliefs |
| 43% | JELLYROLLMORTON | 15 | Musician who played for his breakfast? |
| 42% | EVAN | 4 | ___ Peters who won a Golden Globe for portraying Jeffrey Dahmer |
| 42% | WEISS | 5 | Dramatist Peter who won a Tony for "Marat/Sade" |
| 42% | ODIN | 4 | God who gave an eye in his search for wisdom |
| 41% | ADRIAN | 6 | Whom Rocky named his restaurant for |
| 41% | FIND | 4 | "I Will ___ You" (Harlan Coben novel about a father's search for his missing son) |
| 41% | LIBERACE | 8 | US pianist noted for his trademark candelabrum who died in 1987 |
| 40% | ISLEOFDOGS | 10 | 2018 stop-motion movie about a boy's search for his canine best friend: 3 wds. |
| 40% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist known for his improvisation who died in 1956 |
| 40% | BEATON | 6 | Cecil —, British photographer known for his society portraits who died in 1980 |
| 40% | SCOTT | 5 | Peter —, British naturalist who founded the Slimbridge refuge for waterfowl |
| 40% | NARCISSUS | 9 | Greek character who fell for his own reflection |
| 39% | ANANIAS | 7 | Killed with his wife for lying to St. Peter |
| 39% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ____" (1985 book) |