| 100% | ALF | 3 | Sitcom alien who's "back... in Pog form!" on an episode of "The Simpsons" |
| 43% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Trebek, "Jeopardy!" host who guest starred on an episode in the '80s sitcom "Cheers" |
| 42% | SEANPENN | 8 | Oscar winner who made his debut in an episode of Little House on the Prairie directed by his father |
| 42% | TREBEK | 6 | Host who phrased his questions in the form of an answer |
| 41% | PIDGINENGLISH | 13 | Form of communication for an American who isn’t fluent in the local language, perhaps |
| 41% | MINUET | 6 | It's done in the form of an S or a Z |
| 40% | MILWAUKEE | 9 | ___ Bucks, NBA team formed in 1968 who achieved their first victory on the day of Halloween |
| 39% | REPETITEUR | 10 | Member of an opera company who coaches the singers and accompanies them on the piano in rehearsal |
| 39% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OPEN | 4 | "Simpsons Roasting on an ___ Fire," first episode of "The Simpsons" that aired as a Christmas special in 1989 |
| 38% | GARRYMARSHALL | 13 | Television Hall of Fame producer who created the sitcom "Happy Days," which premiered on ABC in January 1974 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ANSWER | 6 | It's given in the form of a question on "Jeopardy!" |
| 38% | HUMANOID | 8 | Like many of the aliens on Doctor Who |
| 37% | OMEGAMALE | 9 | Guy who’s the opposite of an alpha, in a pseudoscientific theory of social hierarchy |
| 37% | PUTDOWNTHEPHONE | 15 | Advice for someone who's in the middle of deeply embarrassing themselves on social media |
| 37% | MALIBUSTACY | 11 | Doll in a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons" that was based on the "Teen Talk" version of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MOESHA | 6 | One of the Mitchells in an old UPN sitcom |
| 37% | NYE | 3 | Science educator Bill who played himself on an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 37% | MALTHUS | 7 | Thomas —, English economist who authored 1798's An Essay on the Principle of Population |
| 37% | TVANTENNA | 9 | "Rabbit ears" on an RCA cabinet, back in the day |
| 37% | BUSH | 4 | George H.W. ___, 41st President of the U.S. who had co-founded an oil company in the '50s |
| 37% | CAILEESPAENY | 12 | "On the Basis of Sex" actress who plays an aspiring photojournalist in "Civil War" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | HOWDAH | 6 | Platform on the back of an elephant |
| 36% | VIVA | 4 | Examination in the form of an interview |
| 36% | TIRE | 4 | Spare roller on the back of an SUV |
| 36% | HAG | 3 | Witch, in the form of an ugly woman |
| 36% | NINEPIN | 7 | One standing in the back of an alley |
| 36% | NED | 3 | Only Springfield resident whose house is destroyed by a hurricane, in an episode of The Simpsons |
| 36% | ALSORAN | 7 | One who's back in the pack |
| 36% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |