| 100% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | "Homeland" actor who played BAU Unit Chief Jason Gideon on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | PAGETBREWSTER | 13 | "Grandfathered" actress who plays BAU Unit Chief Emily Prentiss on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SCOTTCAAN | 9 | "Ocean's Eleven" actor who plays Detective Jason Grant on "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 47% | JEFFPERRY | 9 | "Scandal" actor who plays Stanley on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Leverage" actor who plays Leon Bechley on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | NICKMOHAMMED | 12 | "Ted Lasso" actor who plays the magical sprite Billy Blind on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LANCEREDDICK | 12 | "Fringe" actor who plays Chief Irving on "Bosch" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DONJOHNSON | 10 | "Nash Bridges" actor who plays Chief Judd Crawford on HBO's "Watchmen" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JACKCOLEMAN | 11 | "Dynasty" actor who plays Noah Bennet on 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ZACHARYLEVI | 11 | "Chuck" actor who plays Luke Collins on 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HARRYANDERSON | 13 | Actor who played Judge Stone on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DONADAMS | 8 | Actor who played Agent 86 on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | Actor who played a physician on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RICHARDSCHIFF | 13 | Actor who plays Shaun's mentor Aaron Glassman on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MANNYJACINTO | 12 | Actor who played Yao on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and costarred in 29- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TIMOTHYDALTON | 13 | "Licence to Kill" actor who plays Niles Caulder/the Chief on "Doom Patrol" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DAVIDBOREANAZ | 13 | "Bones" actor who plays SEAL team leader Jason Hayes on "SEAL Team" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ANDYKAUFMAN | 11 | Actor who played Latka Gravas on "Taxi": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BILLYPORTER | 11 | Actor who plays Pray Tell on "Pose": 2 wds. |
| 43% | PAULBETTANY | 11 | Actor who plays a powerful android in Marvel's "Avengers" films and on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MORGANSPECTOR | 13 | "The Plot Against America" actor who plays robber baron George Russell on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 42% | KELSEYGRAMMER | 13 | Actor who played Dr. Frasier Crane on "Frasier": 2 wds. |
| 42% | WILLIAMDEVANE | 13 | Actor who played Greg Sumner on "Knots Landing": 2 wds. |