| 100% | FINNWOLFHARD | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays young Richie in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 64% | CHARLIEHEATON | 13 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Cannonball in "The New Mutants": 2 wds. |
| 63% | OAKESFEGLEY | 11 | "Pete's Dragon" actor who plays young Theo in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | CHARLIEHEATON | 13 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Sam Guthrie/Cannonball in 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a Hydra supersoldier in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | MATTHEWMODINE | 13 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a bicycle coach in 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | SEANASTIN | 9 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a bicycle mechanic in 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | FINNWOLFHARD | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Trevor Spengler in "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire": 2 wds. |
| 61% | SCOTTSPEEDMAN | 13 | "Felicity" actor who plays Baz Blackwell in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who played Noah Calhoun in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | MANNYJACINTO | 12 | Actor who played Yao on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and costarred in 29- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Hellboy in "Hellboy" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays the villain in the new 17-Across movie: 2 wds. |
| 58% | TOMHOLLAND | 10 | Actor who plays Spider-Man in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Actor who played David Dunn in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JACKIEGLEASON | 13 | Actor who played Minnesota Fats in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | Actor who plays the Sorcerer Supreme in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness": 2 wds. |
| 57% | FINNWOLFHARD | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Trevor Spengler in 3-Down/4-Down (2 wds.) |
| 57% | HARRYLLOYD | 10 | "Counterpart" actor who plays young Joe Castleman in "The Wife" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | BILLSKARSGARD | 13 | "Castle Rock" actor who plays Pennywise in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | COREYHAIM | 9 | "License to Drive" actor who played younger brother Sam in the 1987 vampire movie "The Lost Boys": 2 wds. |
| 57% | JACKWHITEHALL | 13 | "Good Omens" actor who plays Lily's younger brother McGregor in "Jungle Cruise": 2 wds. |
| 56% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays Baron in "Gemini Man": 2 wds. |
| 56% | FINNWOLFHARD | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays Trevor, the grandson of Dr. Egon Spengler, in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a veteran race car driver and trainer in "Gran Turismo" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | MCKENNAGRACE | 12 | "The Haunting of Hill House" actress who plays young 44-Across in "Captain Marvel" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | OSSIEDAVIS | 10 | "The Client" actor who played street philosopher Da Mayor in "Do the Right Thing": 2 wds. |
| 56% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |