| 100% | BOBBYCANNAVALE | 14 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays husband Dean on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | DONADAMS | 8 | Actor who played Agent 86 on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | SHEAWHIGHAM | 11 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays Pete Strickland on "Perry Mason" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title role on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TOMHOLLAND | 10 | Actor who plays Spider-Man in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | HARRYANDERSON | 13 | Actor who played Judge Stone on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | Actor who played a physician on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SHEAWHIGHAM | 11 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays bureaucrat Thomas Carrasco on the Amazon series "Homecoming" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | JOSHCHARLES | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays the astronaut's husband on "Away": 2 wds. |
| 55% | LUKEMACFARLANE | 14 | "Brothers & Sisters" actor who plays Sylvia's husband Charlie on "Platonic": 2 wds. |
| 54% | BARBARAFELDON | 13 | Actress who played Agent 99 on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | STEVEBUSCEMI | 12 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who played God on the first season of the TBS series "Miracle Workers" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | STEVEBUSCEMI | 12 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who played kidnapper Carl Showalter in "Fargo": 2 wds. |
| 52% | DAVEEDDIGGS | 11 | "Hamilton" actor who plays Andre Layton on 13-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who played nurse Belize in "Angels in America": 2 wds. |
| 52% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | RUFUSSEWELL | 11 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays Kate's husband Hal, an ex-ambassador, on "The Diplomat": 2 wds. |
| 52% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays Little John in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | NAOMIWATTS | 10 | "King Kong" actress who plays wife Nora on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | HARRYANDERSON | 13 | Actor who plays Judge Stone on 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | JOEMANTEGNA | 11 | Actor who plays David Rossi on 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor who played Chandler Bing on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | JACKKLUGMAN | 11 | Actor who played Oscar Madison on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie Bunker on 56-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | HARRYANDERSON | 13 | Actor who played Judge Stone on 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MATTJONES | 9 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays Baxter, Christy's ex-husband, on "Mom": 2 wds. |