| 100% | KRUSTY | 6 | With 21-Across, "The Simpsons" character who is a children's TV host |
| 55% | NEDFLANDERS | 11 | "The Simpsons" character who is portrayed as a good neighbour with his wife Maude and two children, Rod and Todd: 2 wds. |
| 49% | APPLEGATE | 9 | With 21-Across, the actress - whose birthday it is today - who played Kelly, the daughter, on "Married... with Children" |
| 47% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 47% | SISTER | 6 | With 29-Across, Pam Ferris character who was a midwife and nun in Nonnatus House on "Call the Midwife" |
| 46% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who says, "Beer. Now, there's a temporary solution." |
| 46% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 45% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | TV character who says "It's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids" |
| 45% | MEGANTHEE | 9 | With 46-Across, "Savage" rapper who both hosted and was the musical act in a 2022 "SNL" episode: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Kratt, one of the hosts of "Kratts' Creatures" who was a household icon of '90s children's TV |
| 44% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character with a falsetto voice |
| 44% | ERNIE | 5 | Children's TV character with a fondness for baths |
| 43% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who bets against Lisa in a crossword tournament |
| 43% | JOAN | 4 | ___ Rivers, comedian and actress who was the first woman to host a late-night network TV talk show |
| 43% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespeare character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 43% | LEAR | 4 | Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 42% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 42% | ELMO | 4 | Character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 42% | DORA | 4 | ___ the Explorer, Nickelodeon character who is celebrated with a National Day |
| 42% | MCMAHON | 7 | Ed who was the original host of TV's "Star Search" |
| 42% | MARC | 4 | ___ Summers, host of "Double Dare" who was a household icon of '90s children's TV |
| 42% | BURTON | 6 | LeVar ___, host of "Reading Rainbow" who was a household icon of '90s children's TV |
| 42% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who's the only non-human to testify before Congress |
| 41% | NOAH | 4 | TV host who was the subject of the documentary "You Laugh but It's True" |
| 41% | ELMO | 4 | Furry character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 41% | LEN | 3 | Goodman who was a "Dancing With the Stars" judge |
| 41% | REY | 3 | Science-fiction character who's told, "Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi" |
| 41% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Connor, character who is a sidekick to the Terminator in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" |
| 41% | HUMPTY | 6 | ___ Dumpty, popular nursery rhyme character who was a reformed antagonist in the "Shrek" universe |
| 40% | LEN | 3 | Goodman, who is a judge on "Dancing with the Stars" |