| 100% | THEFONZ | 7 | Sitcom character with a leather jacket that's now in the Smithsonian |
| 41% | MAUDE | 5 | 1970s sitcom that ended with the title character in Congress |
| 38% | MONKEES | 7 | Band that originated in a 1960s sitcom, with The |
| 38% | RAHEEM | 6 | Character with a boombox in "Do the Right Thing" |
| 38% | SEBASTIAN | 9 | Character with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" |
| 37% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MWA | 3 | Fraternal org. founded in 1883, now with over 740,000 members, that was to protect families after the death of a breadwinner. (abbr.) |
| 35% | SUPERHERO | 9 | The character with special powers in a comic book |
| 35% | KRACKEL | 7 | Bite the crunch! Hershey's ___, chocolate bar with crisped rice that comes in a red wrapper |
| 35% | THEBLACKPANTHER | 15 | Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film |
| 34% | DWIGHT | 6 | Sitcom character with a beet farm |
| 34% | EDNORTON | 8 | Glass Onion actor who shares his name with a character in The Honeymooners |
| 34% | ENOLAGAY | 8 | Plane now in the Smithsonian |
| 34% | COG | 3 | ___ in the machine, phrase associated with machines that means "small part of a large organization" |
| 34% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 34% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names |
| 34% | YGRFITHSHOW | 11 | 60's sitcom that had a whistled intro, with "The" |
| 34% | OREO | 4 | Sandwich cookie that now comes in a S'mores variety |
| 33% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 33% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 33% | DOROTHY | 7 | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| 33% | MAGENTA | 7 | Purplish color that's also a character in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" |
| 33% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 33% | SPOON | 5 | Utensil that the dish ran away with, in a nursery rhyme |
| 33% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | NANNY | 5 | Job the character Daniel Hillard ended up with in a 1993 blockbuster |
| 33% | APPLE | 5 | Tech company that shares a name with the fruit in its logo |
| 33% | DONUT | 5 | Sweet treat with a hole that is celebrated with a National Day in the US in June |
| 33% | NICOBAR | 7 | — Islands, chain in the Indian Ocean that form, with the Andaman Islands, a Union Territory of India |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | ___ Stadium, venue with a cushioned acrylic surface that is the largest of its type in the world |