| 100% | BEN | 3 | "Gone Girl" actor Affleck, who plays Batman in 31-Across |
| 71% | BEN | 3 | Actor Affleck who plays Batman in "The Flash" |
| 66% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | "The Accountant" actor who plays Batman in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | VAL | 3 | Actor Kilmer who played Batman in "Batman Forever" |
| 56% | ADAM | 4 | Actor West who played Batman in the '60s |
| 55% | VAL | 3 | Actor Kilmer who played Batman in 1995's "Batman Forever" |
| 55% | BEN | 3 | Actor Affleck who will play Batman |
| 53% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | "Pearl Harbor" actor who played Batman in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | "Game of Thrones" actor, who plays Aquaman in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | Actor who plays Batman in the "Dark Knight" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ROSAMUND | 8 | Actor Pike who plays the Gone Girl |
| 52% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor who played the Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" |
| 51% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | "Game of Thrones" actor who plays Aquaman in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DANO | 4 | Actor Paul who plays the Riddler in "The Batman" |
| 50% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | Actor who played Batman in Christopher Nolan's 2005-2012 movie series: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | Actor who plays Jesse in the 31-Across and who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who played Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Justice League" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in two DC Comics films and Daredevil in a Marvel film (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BEN | 3 | Affleck who plays Batman |
| 47% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "Gone Girl" Oscar nominee who plays Moiraine in 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | CESAR | 5 | Actor who played The Joker in 1960s US television series Batman |
| 47% | VALKILMER | 9 | "Top Gun" actor who played Batman in 1995's "Batman Forever": 2 wds. |
| 47% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays an alternate-universe Batman in "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays this universe's Batman in "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CHACECRAWFORD | 13 | Actor who plays the key male character in "Gossip Girl": 2 wds. |
| 46% | HANKS | 5 | Actor Tom who plays six roles in 7-/49-Across |
| 46% | FASSBENDER | 10 | Actor Michael who portrays androids in 31- and 43-Across |