| 100% | KLUM | 4 | Supermodel Heidi whose Halloween costumes have included the werewolf from “Thriller” and a giant worm |
| 30% | MARIO | 5 | Halloween costume that often includes suspenders and a fake mustache |
| 28% | CHINA | 5 | Country whose dynasties have included the Han and Ming |
| 27% | FACEOFF | 7 | Nicolas Cage and Jon Travolta thriller whose title has a slash |
| 26% | MONOPOLY | 8 | Game whose tokens have included the starts of 16-, 20-, 26-, 49- and 55-Across |
| 26% | MARY | 4 | ___, Dickon, and Colin, characters from the book "The Secret Garden" who had a memorable friendship |
| 25% | ADENINE | 7 | DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A |
| 25% | DERREN | 6 | & 17D Television and stage performer whose books include Tricks of the Mind and Confessions of a Conjuror |
| 25% | LAUDER | 6 | Harry —, Scottish music hall entertainer whose songs include I Love a Lassie and Roamin' in the Gloamin' |
| 25% | KRISTEN | 7 | ___ Bell, actress whose name may "ring a bell" from the TV series "Veronica Mars" and "The Good Place" |
| 25% | RUGRATS | 7 | Animated series about Tommy Pickles and his friends which had a Halloween episode titled "Curse of the Werewuff" |
| 25% | LELY | 4 | Peter —, 17th-century painter whose works include Girl with a Parrot and Two Ladies of the Lake Family |
| 25% | ALANHANSEN | 10 | Former Liverpool and Scotland footballer whose credits as a pundit include BBC TV's Match of the Day |
| 25% | WITCH | 5 | Halloween costume that often includes a broom |
| 24% | MARTINSHEEN | 11 | Actor whose roles have included both a fictional and a real-life U.S. president |
| 24% | BROWNING | 8 | Robert —, poet whose works include How they Brought the Good News From Ghent To Aix and Love Among the Ruins |
| 24% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 24% | SATAN | 5 | Halloween costume that may involve horns and a tail |
| 24% | WALDO | 5 | Halloween costume with a striped red shirt and glasses |
| 24% | MARIO | 5 | Halloween costume with blue overalls and a red hat |
| 24% | ROBOT | 5 | Halloween costume with a cardboard box and aluminum foil |
| 24% | APE | 3 | A giant ___ (What King Kong from the movies is) |
| 24% | BROWNING | 8 | Robert —, poet whose works include How they Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix and The Ring and the Book |
| 24% | SATAN | 5 | Halloween costume that may involve a red cape and tail |
| 24% | KIM | 3 | Actress Cattrall whose demands may have scuttled the possibility of a third "Sex and the City" movie |
| 24% | SACKS | 5 | Oliver —, late British neurologist whose books include 1985's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales |
| 24% | SATAN | 5 | Halloween costume that may involve a pitchfork, horns, and a tail |
| 24% | TWILIGHT | 8 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! "Love triangle between an 18 year old, a vampire and a werewolf" |
| 23% | TOGA | 4 | Last-minute Halloween costume made from a white bedsheet |
| 23% | KENBONE | 7 | Popular Halloween costume with a red sweater and moustache |