| 100% | MICHAELCERA | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays the head of a viral marketing firm in 26-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 53% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 52% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 52% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Black Mass" actor who plays a pirate in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ALANRITCHSON | 12 | "Reacher" actor who plays the father of a critically ill girl in "Ordinary Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 50% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ZACHARYLEVI | 11 | "Chuck" actor who plays the grown-up superhero version of 38-Across in "Shazam!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 49% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 49% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | Actor from "American Beauty", who plays the role of a congressman in Netflix's "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 49% | PETERFONDA | 10 | Actor who is the son of legendary actor Henry, famous for playing the villain in "Once Upon a Time in the West": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | Actor who plays the Sorcerer Supreme in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "Ghostbusters" actor who plays the Scarecrow in "Legends of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 48% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | Actor who plays a lawyer in "The Firm" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor who plays marketing executive Danny Moore in "Gran Turismo": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | KELSEYGRAMMER | 13 | "Frasier" actor who plays the Tin Man in "Legends of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 48% | CALLUMTURNER | 12 | "Fantastic Beasts" actor who plays a University of Washington rower in "The Boys in the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TOPHERGRACE | 11 | Actor who played the role of Eric Forman in the TV show "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 47% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays a stunt performer in the 2024 film "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |