| 100% | LEVON | 5 | Title character in a ballad who "wears his war wound like a crown" |
| 42% | BESS | 4 | Opera title character who's initially in a relationship with Crown |
| 40% | ROSALINA | 8 | Magical character in the Super Mario games who wears a turquoise dress with a silver crown |
| 39% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SETHMACFARLANE | 14 | "Family Guy" creator who wore a motion-capture suit to portray the title character in "Ted": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MACBETH | 7 | Scottish king who's the title character in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 37% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | STITCH | 6 | Blue extraterrestrial who's a title character in a 2002 Disney animated movie |
| 37% | LILO | 4 | Hawaiian girl who's a title character in a 2002 Disney animated movie |
| 37% | SALIERI | 7 | Real-life opera composer who's a title character in a Rimsky-Korsakov opera |
| 37% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GODOT | 5 | Title character who never arrives in a Beckett play |
| 35% | LEO | 3 | Character who has his eyebrows singed off in a "Seinfeld" episode |
| 35% | ANDOR | 5 | Title character played by Diego Luna in a "Star Wars" TV series |
| 35% | EEYORE | 6 | Cartoon character who wears a pink bow on his tail |
| 35% | DARROW | 6 | Lawyer Clarence who inspired a character in "Inherit the Wind" |
| 35% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Title character whom 15-Across chauffeured around in a 1989 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LOLA | 4 | Title character of song who "walks like a woman and talks like a man" |
| 34% | AMAHL | 5 | Title character in a Menotti opera |
| 34% | BORIS | 5 | Title character in a Pushkin drama |
| 34% | HELEN | 5 | Title character in a Euripides drama |
| 34% | SONIC | 5 | Title character in a Sega game |
| 34% | ORFEO | 5 | Title character in a Gluck opera |
| 34% | AJAX | 4 | Title character in a Sophocles play |
| 34% | BORAT | 5 | Title character in a 2006 mockumentary |
| 34% | BEAST | 5 | Title character in a Disney film |
| 34% | RYAN | 4 | Title character in a Spielberg movie |
| 34% | LOLA | 4 | Title character in a Kinks song |
| 34% | DREAMER | 7 | Someone who fantasizes a lot, like the title character of 15-/47-Across |