| 100% | CUNEIFORM | 9 | Wedge-shaped characters in clay formed this script |
| 37% | ALPHABETIC | 10 | Like characters in a script |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | First character in this clue |
| 35% | ANY | 3 | In ___ way, shape, or form |
| 35% | ASL | 3 | Characters in 1-Across handily communicate in this, for short |
| 35% | FUTURAMA | 8 | Fry and Bender are characters in this series |
| 35% | SIMPSONS | 8 | Krusty is a character in this cartoon, The __ |
| 35% | ATALL | 5 | In any way, shape or form |
| 35% | CONGRUENT | 9 | Shapes that are identical in form |
| 34% | PARABOLA | 8 | A quadratic function forms this shape on a graph |
| 34% | UNCLEBUCK | 9 | John Candy plays the title character in this film |
| 34% | STARTREK | 8 | Spock is a main character in this TV series |
| 34% | FALSTAFF | 8 | This character appears in four Shakespeare plays |
| 34% | ANY | 3 | "Not in ___ shape or form" |
| 33% | MUTE | 4 | Like Sally Hawkins's character in "The Shape of Water" |
| 33% | MRBILL | 6 | Clay character in old "S.N.L." sketches |
| 33% | ATALL | 5 | In any way, shape, or form (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LIQUID | 6 | Glass actually comes in this form |
| 33% | EXERCISE | 8 | Do this to stay in shape |
| 33% | ANY | 3 | Not in ___ way, shape, or form |
| 33% | INGOTS | 6 | In heist movies, gold is often in this form |
| 33% | MUNCHKINS | 9 | These characters only wear blue in the Oz books |
| 33% | ASCII | 5 | Some computer characters are written in this |
| 33% | LAVA | 4 | A 13-Down may form in this |
| 33% | RAW | 3 | Animals eat their prey in this form |
| 33% | ELI | 3 | "Love Live!" character hidden in this clue |
| 32% | HASHTAG | 7 | Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle |
| 32% | PASSWORD | 8 | Enter this series of characters to log in |
| 32% | CIRCLE | 6 | Onlookers gather around a performer in this shape |
| 31% | WRITE | 5 | Mesopotamians used clay and a wedge to do this |