| 100% | AHAB | 4 | "Moby Dick" captain portrayed by Patrick Stewart in a 1998 miniseries on USA |
| 37% | MOBY | 4 | "___ Dick," 1998 miniseries starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab |
| 32% | HOUSE | 5 | Physician portrayed by Hugh Laurie on a TV series that concluded in May 2012 |
| 32% | DOOGIE | 6 | With 30-Across, physician portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris on a 1980s-1990s TV series |
| 31% | AHAB | 4 | Captain played by Patrick Stewart |
| 30% | AHAB | 4 | Captain done in by Moby-Dick |
| 29% | KOREYWISE | 9 | Exonerated suspect portrayed by 33-Across in the miniseries "When They See Us" on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LUCIA | 5 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone (birthday today) in the 2010 Broadway production of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" |
| 29% | DIANA | 5 | Princess portrayed by Kristen Stewart in "Spencer" |
| 28% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 28% | AHAB | 4 | Obsessed captain played by Gregory Peck in "Moby Dick" |
| 28% | DIANA | 5 | Princess portrayed by Kristen Stewart in 2021's "Spencer" |
| 28% | PICARD | 6 | "Star Trek" captain played by Patrick Stewart |
| 27% | ALI | 3 | Boxer portrayed by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic |
| 27% | SWEENEY | 7 | Todd portrayed by Johnny Depp in a 2007 musical |
| 27% | ALI | 3 | Boxer portrayed by Will Smith in a 2001 movie |
| 27% | EARP | 4 | Wyatt portrayed by Kevin Costner in a 1994 film |
| 27% | ETTA | 4 | James who was portrayed by Beyoncé in a 2008 film |
| 27% | ANNIE | 5 | Orphan portrayed by Quvenzhané Wallis, in a 2014 movie adaptation |
| 27% | MADE | 4 | "___ in USA" (words on a label, perhaps) |
| 26% | ELNINO | 6 | Weather phenomenon portrayed by Chris Farley on SNL in October '97 |
| 26% | CORELLI | 7 | Captain played by Nicolas Cage on screen in 2001 |
| 26% | FAUCI | 5 | Doctor portrayed by Brad Pitt on a 2020 "S.N.L." episode |
| 26% | FOLEY | 5 | Matt who lived in a van down by the river on "SNL" |
| 26% | AHAB | 4 | Whale-hunting captain played by Gregory Peck in "Moby Dick" |
| 26% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | Tech exec portrayed by Michael Fassbender in a 2015 biopic |
| 26% | BELLA | 5 | ___ Swan, character portrayed by Kristen Stewart in "Twilight" |
| 26% | PEQUOD | 6 | Ship in 1851 Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick commanded by Captain Ahab |
| 26% | PEQUOD | 6 | Ship in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick commanded by Captain Ahab |
| 26% | PEQUOD | 6 | Ship in the Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick commanded by Captain Ahab |