| 100% | DRWHO | 5 | Sci-fi classic with a main character played by 14 men and one woman |
| 38% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Harper, character played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 34% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 34% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 31% | TRON | 4 | Sci-fi classic with a 2010 sequel |
| 31% | ALAN | 4 | Brother played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 31% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" that ended May 14, 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MONTANA | 7 | Hannah ___, Disney character played by Miley Cyrus who shares her name with a U.S. state |
| 31% | INDIANA | 7 | ___ Jones, film character played by Harrison Ford who shares his name with a U.S. state |
| 30% | HERB | 4 | Doctor Melnick played by Ryan Stiles on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 30% | STAGEHAND | 9 | One who helps with props before and during a play |
| 30% | MONOLOGUE | 9 | Speech given by one character in a play |
| 30% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | CBS TV character with a colorful last name, played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LEELA | 5 | “Futurama” character with one eye and a purple ponytail |
| 30% | ATHOS | 5 | Character with a “lordly air and austere bearing” admired by D’Artagnan |
| 29% | TONY | 4 | ___ Stark, character played by Robert Downey Jr. in the "Iron Man" film series who sports a distinctive iconic goatee |
| 29% | TRON | 4 | 1982 sci-fi classic with a 2010 sequel |
| 29% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 29% | BOOP | 4 | Betty ___, a classic cartoon character with trademark large eyes and curly hair |
| 29% | THEBACHELORETTE | 15 | Reality show with one woman and 25ish men |
| 29% | MUSIAL | 6 | One of three men to play in 24 All-Star Games, with Aaron and Mays |
| 28% | LOLA | 4 | Title character of song who "walks like a woman and talks like a man" |
| 28% | PANTSROLE | 9 | Term for a male opera character played by a woman |
| 28% | AVA | 3 | Artificially intelligent character played by Alicia Vikander in the British sci-fi film "Ex Machina" |
| 28% | NANCY | 5 | ___ Downs, character with a goth aesthetic played by Fairuza Balk in "The Craft" |
| 28% | DREDD | 5 | Judge played by Karl Urban in a 2012 sci-fi reboot |
| 28% | MACE | 4 | Windu played by Samuel L. Jackson in a sci-fi franchise |
| 28% | HEYARNOLD | 9 | Nickelodeon TV show with a main character often called "Football Head" |
| 28% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Character played by Jessica Tandy in a 1989 movie |