| 100% | RYANEGGOLD | 10 | "The Blacklist" actor who plays 17-Across on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 80% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 76% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 75% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 74% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor who played Chandler Bing on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 73% | HUDSONYANG | 10 | Actor who plays 36-Across on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 72% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "The Newsroom" actor who plays Jim Hopper on 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 72% | AUSTINSTOWELL | 13 | "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" actor who plays 40-Across on 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 72% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Actor who directed 17-Across and played the title character: 2 wds. |
| 71% | RYANEGGOLD | 10 | "The Blacklist" actor who plays Dr. Max Goodwin on "New Amsterdam" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 70% | JOHNMAHONEY | 11 | Actor (1940-2018) who played 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 70% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who plays 22-Across/41-Across on the BBC series "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 70% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays 36-Across's father on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 70% | MATTCZUCHRY | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays Conrad Hawkins on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 70% | CHRISMESSINA | 12 | "The Mindy Project" actor who plays Nick Haas on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 70% | GABRIELBASSO | 12 | "The Whole Truth" actor who plays Peter Sutherland on 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 70% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "The Blues Brothers" actor who played Ray Stantz in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 70% | REGEJEANPAGE | 12 | "For the People" actor who plays Simon Basset on "Bridgerton" (2 wds.) |
| 69% | DIANNEWIEST | 11 | "Bullets Over Broadway" Oscar winner who plays the mother on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 69% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 69% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 69% | BOYDHOLBROOK | 12 | "Logan" actor who plays the Corinthian on "The Sandman": 2 wds. |
| 69% | ROBERTSEAN | 10 | With 25-Across, actor who played Dr. James Wilson (based on 47-Across) on the Fox series "House": 2 wds. |
| 69% | MATTSMITH | 9 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Daemon Targaryen on "House of the Dragon" season 2 (2 wds.) |
| 69% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 68% | JASONBATEMAN | 12 | "Arrested Development" actor who plays 29-Across on 40-Down (2 wds.) |
| 68% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 68% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 68% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |