| 100% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Detective Inspector Alec Hardy on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | RALFLITTLE | 10 | English actor who plays Detective Inspector Neville Parker on "Death in Paradise" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ARDALOHANLON | 12 | Irish actor who played Detective Inspector Jack Mooney on "Death in Paradise" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | KRISMARSHALL | 12 | English actor who played Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman on "Death in Paradise" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | OLIVIACOLMAN | 12 | "The Favourite" actress who plays Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | CODYCHRISTIAN | 13 | "Teen Wolf" actor who plays wide receiver Asher Adams on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | Actor who played a physician on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TARANKILLAM | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" actor who plays Sophie Cooper's dad on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MICHAELEALY | 11 | "Barbershop" actor who plays Detective Miles Hoffman on "Stumptown": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JEREMYSISTO | 11 | Actor who played Detective Cyrus Lupo for three seasons on "Law & Order": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JERRYORBACH | 11 | Actor who played Detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 seasons on "Law & Order": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JACKKLUGMAN | 11 | Actor who played Oscar Madison on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | MATTLEBLANC | 11 | "Friends" actor who plays Adam Burns on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | KEVINNEALON | 11 | "Weeds" actor who plays Don Burns on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | DOUGRAYSCOTT | 12 | "Taken 3" actor who plays Kate's father Jacob on 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Bull Durham" actor who plays billionaire rancher John Dutton on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Murder on the Orient Express" actor who plays retired detective Russell Poole in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | JAMESPUREFOY | 12 | "Rome" actor who plays wealthy mogul Laurens Bancroft on 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SCOTTCAAN | 9 | "Ocean's Eleven" actor who plays Detective Jason Grant on "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOELKINNAMAN | 12 | "House of Cards" actor who plays elite soldier Takeshi Kovacs on 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOHNORTIZ | 9 | "American Fiction" actor who plays a police detective on 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | TONYRANDALL | 11 | Actor who played Felix Unger on 28-Across (who would have turned 100 yesterday) (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MANISHDAYAL | 11 | "Halt and Catch Fire" actor who plays doctor Devon Pravesh on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ADAMSCOTT | 9 | "Parks and Recreation" actor who plays memory-blocked worker Mark on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | COLINFARRELL | 12 | "Horrible Bosses" actor who plays Ray Velcoro on the latest season of "True Detective": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BRADGARRETT | 11 | "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor who plays Douglas on 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |