| 100% | WITCH | 5 | Scarlet ___, Marvel superheroine who goes by the name of Wanda Maximoff and appears in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 64% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Widow, Marvel character who goes by the name of Natalia Romanoff and appears in "The Avengers" movies |
| 56% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | DC superheroine who goes by the name of Princess Diana, and appears in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 49% | HARLEYQUINN | 11 | DC supervillain who goes by the name of Harleen Frances Quinzel, and appears in "Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NICKFURY | 8 | Marvel comic book character portrayed by Samuel L Jackson in 2015 action film Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| 36% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 34% | DONOVAN | 7 | 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who went by his first name only and had the hit "Mellow Yellow" |
| 33% | ODIN | 4 | Ian McShane's character in 31a, who goes by the name "Mr. Wednesday" |
| 33% | AVENGERS | 8 | Marvel Comics superhero group featured in 2015's "The Age of Ultron" and 2018's 27-Across |
| 33% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | INVISIBLE | 9 | ___ Woman, founding member of "Fantastic Four" who is the first superheroine created by Marvel during Silver Age |
| 32% | COBIESMULDERS | 13 | "Avengers: Age of Ultron" actress who co-starred with Tom Cruise in 2016's "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | WASP | 4 | Fictional superheroine, Janet Van Dyne who appears in "The Avengers" and is its founding member |
| 31% | APOLLO | 6 | Creed who went by the nicknames "The Master of Disaster" and "The Dancing Destroyer", among others |
| 31% | ORGAN | 5 | Tommy, lead guitarist in The Jacksons' "Unity Tour" of 2012 and 2013, who would seem to be playing the wrong instrument, judging by his name |
| 31% | SPADER | 6 | James who voiced Ultron in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 30% | TYRA | 4 | First name of the supermodel who now goes by "BanX" |
| 30% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Actor who plays Walter White in "Breaking Bad", the protagonist who also goes by the name Heisenberg: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Wrestler who went by The Rock, who is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 30% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Villain in the story named by the starts of 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 30% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 30% | DON | 3 | Actor Cheadle who plays War Machine in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 30% | MARENMORRIS | 11 | 1-Across, 12-Across, 27-Across, and 50-Across country/pop singer who was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 29% | HOGTOWN | 7 | Toronto goes by the name of this porcine nickname |
| 29% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "War of the Worlds" star who goes by her middle name, not her first name, Hannah: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NIELS | 5 | First name of Danes Jerne and Finsen, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 81 years apart |
| 29% | ARMIEHAMMER | 11 | "Call Me By Your Name" actor who plays Martin Ginsburg in "On the Basis of Sex" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THOR | 4 | Superhero with a hammer who appeared in the first issue of the comic book "The Avengers" |