| 100% | WONKA | 5 | Willy ___, Roald Dahl's chocolate factory owner |
| 87% | WONKA | 5 | Roald Dahl's chocolate factory owner |
| 74% | WILLY | 5 | ___ Wonka, Roald Dahl's chocolate factory owner who is never seen without his iconic top hat |
| 58% | WILLY | 5 | With 34-Across, colorful character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 57% | WILLY | 5 | ___ Wonka, eccentric chocolatier from Roald Dahl's children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 55% | CHARLIE | 7 | "___ and the Chocolate Factory," Roald Dahl book |
| 53% | VERUCASALT | 10 | Child in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" who is thrown down a garbage chute by squirrels: 2 wds. |
| 49% | WONKA | 5 | Willy who owned a chocolate factory |
| 48% | CHARLIE | 7 | "___ and the Chocolate Factory" (Roald Dahl book) |
| 47% | SALT | 4 | Veruca —, winner of one of five Golden Tickets in 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 44% | WILLYWONKA | 10 | Chocolate factory owner played by 18-Across in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GENE | 4 | ___ Wilder, actor who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" |
| 42% | ROALD | 5 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author Dahl |
| 42% | ROALD | 5 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" writer Dahl |
| 42% | DAHL | 4 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author Roald |
| 42% | DAHL | 4 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author Roald ___ |
| 42% | DAHL | 4 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" novelist Roald |
| 42% | ROALD | 5 | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author ___ Dahl |
| 41% | WONKA | 5 | Roald Dahl's chocolatier |
| 40% | WONKA | 5 | Willy the Roald Dahl chocolatier |
| 40% | WONKA | 5 | Roald Dahl's candy maker |
| 39% | GREMLINS | 8 | Roald Dahl's small mythical creatures |
| 39% | MRFOX | 5 | Roald Dahl’s “fantastic” title animal |
| 39% | UPKEEP | 6 | Factory owner's expense |
| 38% | MATILDA | 7 | Roald Dahl's genius character with telekinesis |
| 38% | WONKA | 5 | Willy with a chocolate factory |
| 38% | WONKA | 5 | Willy ___ (owner of a fictional chocolate factory) |
| 38% | MATILDA | 7 | Roald Dahl's book about a misunderstood schoolgirl |
| 37% | WORMWOOD | 8 | Last name of Roald Dahl's Matilda |
| 37% | CHOKEY | 6 | Punishment cupboard in Roald Dahl's Matilda |