| 100% | ABEORSTU | 8 | "Between Mr. Vigoda and Mr. Erwin, which actor do you prefer?"? |
| 37% | THISORTHAT | 10 | "Which of these do you prefer?" |
| 35% | WAIT | 4 | What you'd do between the interview and callback for your dream job |
| 33% | OWEN | 4 | ___ Wilson, actor famous for his roles in romcoms such as "How Do You Know" and "Wedding Crashers" |
| 32% | ABES | 4 | Actor Vigoda and others |
| 31% | DECKOFCARDS | 11 | Something with which you might do the actions at the ends of 20-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 31% | PINA | 4 | "If you like ___ coladas and getting caught in the rain ...," lyrics from "Escape" by Rupert Holmes which may be his preferred drink |
| 30% | ABES | 4 | Actor Vigoda and President Lincoln, for two |
| 30% | TRANSFER | 8 | With 119 Across, one changing schools ... and what you must do between seven pairs of schools in this puzzle |
| 30% | HARDPLACE | 9 | You get caught between a rock and here |
| 30% | ATKINSON | 8 | Rowan __, Mr Bean and Blackadder actor |
| 29% | OURS | 4 | Between you and me |
| 29% | STANK | 5 | Word between "stink" and "stunk" in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" |
| 29% | DONALD | 6 | Mr Glover, American actor and singer-songwriter |
| 29% | STUS | 4 | Actors Townsend and Erwin, informally |
| 29% | BRADPITT | 8 | Fight Club and Mr and Mrs Smith actor |
| 29% | POLITE | 6 | Saying "Please" and "How do you do?," say |
| 29% | AREWEOK | 7 | “Hey ... do you and I need to talk?” |
| 28% | BADGLEY | 7 | You and Gossip Girl actor Penn __ |
| 28% | ROONEY | 6 | Sally who wrote “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” which features e-mails between an acclaimed novelist and her best friend (September, 2021) |
| 28% | BIRTHDATE | 9 | Day, month and year on which you were born |
| 28% | SOCK | 4 | Wearable between shoe and you |
| 28% | BLESS | 5 | Word between God and you |
| 28% | REMI | 4 | Pair between do and fa |
| 28% | REMI | 4 | Notes between do and fa |
| 28% | ASIDE | 5 | Remark between actor and audience |
| 28% | OUR | 3 | Just between you and me? |
| 28% | TRES | 4 | Number between dos and cuatro |
| 28% | RES | 3 | Notes between dos and mis |
| 28% | UNO | 3 | Number between cero and dos |