| 100% | IAGO | 4 | Scarlet macaw sidekick to Jafar |
| 33% | IAGO | 4 | Jafar's macaw, in "Aladdin" |
| 33% | IAGO | 4 | Jafar's sidekick in "Aladdin" |
| 33% | CHASER | 6 | Liquid sidekick to a shot of alcohol |
| 32% | IAGO | 4 | Jafar's bird sidekick, in "Aladdin" |
| 32% | IAGO | 4 | Jafar's avian sidekick in "Aladdin" |
| 32% | BLUBBER | 7 | __ Bear, Wacky Races anxious sidekick to Lazy Luke |
| 32% | TOMATORED | 9 | Color similar to scarlet |
| 30% | PIMPERNEL | 9 | Plant called Anagallis, linked to scarlet |
| 29% | BINX | 4 | Thackery ___, human-turned-cat sidekick to the protagonists in "Hocus Pocus" |
| 29% | FLAMINGO | 8 | Pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird |
| 28% | MACAW | 5 | Scarlet ___, brightly colored parrot native to Central and South America |
| 27% | IAGO | 4 | Fictional scarlet macaw that was first seen in Walt Disney's animated film "Aladdin" |
| 27% | SANCHO | 6 | ___ Panza, loyal squire who is a sidekick to the titular protagonist in "Don Quixote" |
| 27% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Connor, character who is a sidekick to the Terminator in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" |
| 27% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Lewis, police officer who was partner and sidekick to RoboCop in the 1987 film |
| 27% | RIO | 3 | 2011 animated feature about a macaw who travels to Brazil |
| 26% | MAX | 3 | Horse from the royal army who becomes a reluctant sidekick to Flynn Rider in "Tangled" |
| 26% | POWELL | 6 | Al ___, police sergeant who is a sidekick to McClane in the 1988 movie "Die Hard" |
| 26% | DIDDY | 5 | ___ Kong, monkey character who is a sidekick to Donkey Kong in the video game franchise |
| 26% | C3PO | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 42- and 53-Across |
| 26% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 23% | UNI | 3 | Magical one-horned animal who is a sidekick to the protagonists in the '80s animated show "Dungeons & Dragons" |
| 23% | EDMCMAHON | 9 | Johnny Carson sidekick who nearly lost his home to foreclosure in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 21% | PARROT | 6 | Macaw |
| 21% | ARA | 3 | Macaw |
| 21% | RED | 3 | Scarlet |
| 21% | ATONEFORSIN | 11 | Scarlet? |
| 21% | PAL | 3 | Sidekick |
| 21% | CHUM | 4 | Sidekick |