| 100% | RICHUNCLE | 9 | With 35-Across, wealthy character from the board game Monopoly: 2 wds. |
| 60% | PROFESSORPLUM | 13 | Academic character from the board game Clue: 2 wds. |
| 59% | PRINCESSLOLLY | 13 | Royal character from the board game Candy Land: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BEOUR | 5 | With 35-Across, Oscar-nominated song from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" that lost to that movie's title song: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game for young children with the Gumdrop Mountains and gingerbread-man tokens: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MINT | 4 | Mr. ___, candy cane-themed character from the board game "Candy Land" |
| 42% | LOLLY | 5 | Princess ___, character from the board game "Candy Land" whose father is King Kandy |
| 42% | PETERPAN | 8 | Character from the island of Neverland: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Classic board game with characters named for sweet treats: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Board game with rodent-shaped pieces: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with the Peppermint Stick Forest and the Gumdrop Mountain in the National Toy Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BUTTERSSTOTCH | 13 | Character from "South Park," who is 43-Across's friend and is the sweet guy of the bunch: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CLUE | 4 | Board game with a secret passageway from the conservatory to the lounge |
| 37% | LUCASSCOTT | 10 | Character from the hit drama series "One Tree Hill" which was played by actor Chad Michael Murray: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DUCHESSOF | 9 | With 35-Across, title for 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RYANHOWARD | 10 | A character from "The Office" played by B.J. Novak, who has an on-again off-again relationship with Mindy Kaling's character: 2 wds |
| 36% | SHARONMARSH | 11 | Central character from "South Park," who is the mother of Stan Marsh: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WHITE | 5 | Mrs. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Madeline Kahn in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 36% | PLUM | 4 | Professor ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Christopher Lloyd in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 36% | BODDY | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Lee Ving in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 36% | GREEN | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Michael McKean in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 36% | OUTOF | 5 | With 35-Across, 1998 Steven Soderbergh crime film: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHARLIEHARPER | 13 | Lead character from 5-Across : 2 wds. |
| 35% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GIGIHADID | 9 | Supermodel with 35 appearances on the cover of "Vogue" who co-hosts 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 35-Across, National Book Award-winning autobiography by 45-Across whose title comes from a Richard Wright poem (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ELENAGILBERT | 12 | ___, character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Nina Dobrev: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 34% | KATEY | 5 | With 35-Across, "Sons of Anarchy" actress who plays the title character in "Rebel" |