| 100% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title GBI special agent on 50-Across (2 wds.) |
| 68% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title role on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | PATRICKSTEWART | 14 | "X-Men" actor who plays the title role on 50-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 52% | DONJOHNSON | 10 | "Miami Vice" actor who played the title character on 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | CHRISODONNELL | 13 | "Grey's Anatomy" actor who plays Special Agent G. Callen on "NCIS: Los Angeles": 2 wds. |
| 51% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 51% | HENRYFONDA | 10 | "On Golden Pond" actor who played the title role in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CRAIGTNELSON | 12 | "Parenthood" actor who plays the title role on 60-Across (3 wds.) |
| 50% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "Narcos" actor who plays the title character on "The Mandalorian" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MARKHARMON | 10 | "Chicago Hope" actor who plays Special Agent Leroy Gibbs on "NCIS": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TONYTODD | 8 | "Final Destination" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming to America" actor who played the title role in 1998's "Dr. Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 49% | KYLEMACLACHLAN | 14 | "Portlandia" actor who played FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper on "Twin Peaks": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALANRITCHSON | 12 | "Titans" actor who plays the title role on the Amazon series "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who played the title boy's father in "Boy Erased": 2 wds. |
| 49% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LUCASBLACK | 10 | "American Gothic" actor who plays Special Agent Christopher Lasalle on "NCIS: New Orleans": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MATTHEWRHYS | 11 | "The Americans" actor who plays the title role on "Perry Mason" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Actress who plays the title role on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | "Grown Ups" actor who played the title boy's father in "That's My Boy": 2 wds. |
| 48% | STEVECARELL | 11 | "The Big Short" actor who played the title boy's father in "Beautiful Boy": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MATTHEWRHYS | 11 | "The Americans" actor who plays the title role in HBO's "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 48% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays the lead role on 33-Across: 2 wds. |