| 100% | SGT | 3 | Rank of the Beatles' title character Pepper: Abbr. |
| 51% | SGT | 3 | Beatles title character ___ Pepper |
| 50% | SGT | 3 | Pepper's rank, in a Beatles album title: Abbr. |
| 46% | SGT | 3 | The Beatles' Pepper, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 46% | SGT | 3 | Rank of Pepper or Snorkel: Abbr. |
| 45% | IAN | 3 | Title character of the BBC drama ''Bondmaker'' |
| 45% | ZHIVAGO | 7 | Title character of the 1958 Nobel novel |
| 44% | ERIK | 4 | Title character of "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| 44% | SAURON | 6 | Title character of "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 44% | EMMA | 4 | Title character from the village of Highbury, 1815 |
| 44% | DIEGO | 5 | Title character of a "Dora the Explorer" spinoff |
| 44% | ETS | 3 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" title characters, informally |
| 44% | ANTONIO | 7 | Title character in Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| 44% | HARTMAN | 7 | Soap title character of the 1970's |
| 44% | PVT | 3 | Soldier of the lowest military rank: Abbr. |
| 44% | ROMANS | 6 | Four of the Bard's title characters |
| 43% | ANTONIO | 7 | Title character in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| 43% | HAN | 3 | First name of the title character in "Solo" |
| 43% | REV | 3 | Title for the head of a church: Abbr. |
| 43% | ENS | 3 | Rank of many a single-episode character on "Star Trek": Abbr. |
| 43% | PYM | 3 | Title character of the only novel that Edgar Allan Poe wrote |
| 43% | XXXXX | 5 | Helper of the title character of Netflix's "Wednesday" |
| 43% | LUC | 3 | Jean-___ (first name of the title character on "Picard") |
| 43% | BORAT | 5 | Film title character from the "glorious nation of Kazakhstan" |
| 42% | MDS | 3 | Most of the main characters in "Private Practice": Abbr. |
| 42% | SGT | 3 | Army rank of Pepper of the Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 42% | NED | 3 | Boyfriend of the title character in "The Nancy Drew Files" |
| 42% | JAY | 3 | First name of the title character in "The Great Gatsby" |
| 42% | WILLARNETT | 10 | Voice of the title character on 36-Across: 2 wds. |