| 100% | ELLEN | 5 | Sitcom originally titled "These Friends of Mine" |
| 43% | DEAR | 4 | "He is a ___ friend of mine." (Beloved) |
| 41% | BULLFROG | 8 | Jeremiah was a ___, was a good friend of mine |
| 40% | HORSHACK | 8 | Sitcom friend of Barbarino |
| 40% | MAKINGAMENDS | 12 | Title of this puzzle |
| 40% | BENDINGTHERULES | 15 | Title of this puzzle |
| 40% | WHINEANDDINE | 12 | Title of this puzzle |
| 40% | TWOTIMERS | 9 | Title of this puzzle |
| 40% | IRMA | 4 | My Friend of film |
| 39% | SHORTCAKE | 9 | Lemon Chiffon was a friend of this Strawberry |
| 39% | STANDASIDE | 10 | "Out of my way, I'll handle this" |
| 39% | ALF | 3 | Title character of an '80s sitcom |
| 39% | ELAINE | 6 | Sitcom friend of Jerry and George |
| 38% | BANG | 4 | American Sitcom "The Big ___ Theory" based on lives of four socially awkward friends which will air its final season this year (2019) |
| 37% | SMIKE | 5 | Friend of the title character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby |
| 37% | TRAP | 4 | Question like "Which of my friends is most attractive?," say |
| 37% | DORY | 4 | Title friend of Marlin in an animated film |
| 36% | ENE | 3 | "The ___my of my ___my is my friend" |
| 36% | MRPEEPERS | 9 | Title science teacher of an old sitcom |
| 36% | PUN | 3 | The title of this puzzle, e.g. |
| 36% | TINYTIM | 7 | Dickens character (and title of this puzzle) |
| 36% | TINKER | 6 | This bell of the ball, Pan's pixie dust friend |
| 36% | GOLDRING | 8 | My true love gave to me five of this item |
| 36% | ALF | 3 | Furry alien title character of a 1980s sitcom |
| 36% | ALF | 3 | Furry title character of a 1986-1990 sitcom |
| 36% | GRANDSLAM | 9 | Serena Williams won 23 of these tennis titles |
| 35% | DARKNESS | 8 | The Sound of Silence : "Hello __ my old friend" |
| 35% | TIN | 3 | Dorothy's friend was made of this metal |
| 35% | SMIKE | 5 | Close friend of the title character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby |
| 35% | MEGROSOFF | 9 | Author of the 2022 YA novel, Friends Like These |