| 100% | PENNYWISE | 9 | Villainous clown played by 48-Across in the 1990 TV miniseries "It" |
| 47% | DARKNESS | 8 | Shadowy villain played by 48-Across in the 1985 fantasy film "Legend" |
| 41% | TIMCURRY | 8 | Actor who played clown in 1990 TV version of It |
| 40% | JAMESBOND | 9 | British spy played by 33-Across for the first time in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PALPATINE | 9 | Villainous Sith leader voiced by 48-Across in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" |
| 39% | RACHEL | 6 | Character played by Jennifer Aniston in the TV series "Friends" |
| 39% | ROSS | 4 | Character played by David Schwimmer in the TV series "Friends" |
| 39% | MONICA | 6 | Character played by Courteney Cox in the TV series "Friends" |
| 38% | LURCH | 5 | Character played by Ted Cassidy in the 1964 TV series "The Addams Family" |
| 38% | OPIE | 4 | Character played by Ron Howard in the TV show "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 37% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ALABAMA | 7 | Team defeated by 48-Across in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship |
| 36% | TIMCURRY | 8 | He played It in the 1990s miniseries |
| 36% | BUDD | 4 | David ___, character played by Richard Madden in the BBC TV series "Bodyguard" |
| 36% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MIRANDA | 7 | ___ Sanchez, character played by actress Lalaine in the Disney TV series "Lizzie McGuire" |
| 36% | ASTIME | 6 | "___ goes by", the song that became famous when Sam played it in "Casablanca" |
| 35% | LISBETH | 7 | Salander played by 18-Across in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" |
| 35% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DESMOND | 7 | ___ Hume, character played by Henry Cusick in the Tv series "Lost" |
| 35% | MORTICIA | 8 | ___ Addams, matriarch played by Carolyn Jones in the 1964 TV series "The Addams Family" |
| 35% | FESTER | 6 | Uncle ___, character played by Jackie Coogan in the 1964 TV series "The Addams Family" |
| 35% | GOMEZ | 5 | ___ Addams, patriarch played by John Astin in the 1964 TV series "The Addams Family" |
| 35% | WEDNESDAY | 9 | ___ Addams, daughter played by Lisa Loring in the 1964 TV series "The Addams Family" |
| 35% | EBENEZER | 8 | Scrooge played by 30-Across in the 1984 version of "A Christmas Carol" |
| 35% | POLLY | 5 | ___ Gray, character played by Helen McCrory in the TV series "Peaky Blinders" |
| 35% | ADA | 3 | ___ Thorne, character played by Sophie Rundle in the TV series "Peaky Blinders" |
| 35% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Shelby, character played by Joe Cole in the TV series "Peaky Blinders" |
| 35% | TOMMY | 5 | ___ Shelby, character played by Cillian Murphy in the TV series "Peaky Blinders" |