| 100% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "The Fugitive" actor who played 18-Across's husband Doolittle in "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 57% | MICHAELMURRAY | 13 | Chad ____, the actor who plays 18-Across in "One Tree Hill": 2 wds. |
| 57% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 54% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JASONBIGGS | 10 | "American Pie" actor who plays the father in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | "The Foreigner" actor who plays Donna's husband Sam in the "Mamma Mia!" sequel: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JOHNCORBETT | 11 | "Sex and the City" actor who plays Rebel's husband Grady in "Rebel": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "A Star Is Born" actor who plays Usnavi, the lead character in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | RUFUSSEWELL | 11 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays Kate's husband Hal, an ex-ambassador, on "The Diplomat": 2 wds. |
| 52% | MICHAELDOUGLAS | 14 | Actor who played Dan Gallagher, the husband, in "Fatal Attraction": 2 wds. |
| 52% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played Roy Hobbs in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JASONROBARDS | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1967 film "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre": 2 wds. |
| 51% | CHARLESMELTON | 13 | "Riverdale" actor who plays Gracie's much younger husband Joe Yoo in the 2023 Netflix film "May December": 2 wds. |
| 50% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays Vulture, the villain in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOHNTURTURRO | 12 | "The Batman" actor who played Sal's Pizzeria employee Pino in "Do the Right Thing": 2 wds. |
| 50% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who played the title boy's father in "Boy Erased": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 50% | STEVECARELL | 11 | "The Big Short" actor who played the title boy's father in "Beautiful Boy": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOSHCHARLES | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays the astronaut's husband on "Away": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOSHUAJACKSON | 13 | "Fringe" star who plays 18-Across's husband on "The Affair": 2 wds. |
| 50% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played the Hulk in 2008's "The Incredible Hulk": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JOHNLITHGOW | 11 | "The Crown" actor who plays Katherine's husband Walter Newbury in "Late Night" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MATTHEWRHYS | 11 | "The Americans" actor who plays the title role in HBO's "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JACKIEGLEASON | 13 | Actor who played Minnesota Fats in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | "Grown Ups" actor who played the title boy's father in "That's My Boy": 2 wds. |
| 49% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "The Notebook" actor who plays in the indie rock band Dead Man's Bones: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |