| 100% | LITTLEDORRIT | 12 | Title woman in a Charles Dickens novel who grows up in a debtors' prison: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 40% | MISSHAVISHAM | 12 | Embittered woman in Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" who never leaves her rotting mansion: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | "Jeopardy!" host who grew up in the Mormon church: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who grew up in the Mormon church: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KATHERINEHEIGL | 14 | "Grey's Anatomy" actress who grew up in the Mormon church: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | Title woman in a 1983 hit single by Michael Jackson: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PEGGYSUE | 8 | Title woman in a 1957 hit single by Buddy Holly: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC sitcom about a geeky boy growing up in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WHITEFANG | 9 | Title wolf/dog hybrid in a Jack London novel: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EMILIACLARKE | 12 | Actress from "Game of Thrones," who plays Qi'Ra, a human who grew up with Han Solo, in "Solo: A Star Wars Story": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | "Grown Ups" actor who played the title boy's father in "That's My Boy": 2 wds. |
| 35% | TESS | 4 | Title woman in a Thomas Hardy novel |
| 35% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ANOLD | 5 | "There was ___ woman who lived in a shoe": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MADAMEDEFARGE | 13 | Villainous woman in Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" whose knitting encodes her enemies' names: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Title character whom 15-Across chauffeured around in a 1989 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELEANORRIGBY | 12 | Beatles song about a woman who "lives in a dream": 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARTINAHINGIS | 13 | Woman who won the Australian Open and US Open in 1997 without losing a set: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ECHOBURNING | 11 | 2001 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps a woman named Carmen: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FOXYBROWN | 9 | "I'll Be" rapper who has been a pioneer for women in hip-hop: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LEILA | 5 | Title woman in a J. P. Donleavy novel |
| 33% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Pretty Woman" actress who played the title role in 2000's "Erin Brockovich": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ORANGEIS | 8 | With 33- and 52-Across, television series set in a women's prison: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Actor who won an Oscar for portraying Ray Charles in a 2004 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GALGADOT | 8 | "Wonder Woman" star who was named a Revlon Global Brand Ambassador in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 33% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American professional tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam Women's doubles titles in her career: 2 wds. |