| 100% | MATTCZUCHRY | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays Conrad Hawkins on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 84% | MATTCZUCHRY | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays internist Conrad Hawkins on 13-Across: 2 wds. |
| 69% | JOSHCHARLES | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who plays the astronaut's husband on "Away": 2 wds. |
| 66% | ALANCUMMING | 11 | Actor who plays campaign strategist Eli Gold on "The Good Wife": 2 wds. |
| 66% | JOSHCHARLES | 11 | Actor who played attorney Will Gardner on "The Good Wife": 2 wds. |
| 62% | HUDSONYANG | 10 | Actor who plays 36-Across on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 61% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays 36-Across's father on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | CHRISMESSINA | 12 | "The Mindy Project" actor who plays Nick Haas on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | TONYDANZA | 9 | "The Good Cop" actor who played a former pro baseball player on "Who's the Boss?": 2 wds. |
| 57% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 55% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 55% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 55% | TEDDANSON | 9 | "The Good Place" actor who played a former pro baseball player on "Cheers": 2 wds. |
| 55% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays Louis, the dad on "Fresh Off the Boat": 2 wds. |
| 55% | DANNYBONADUCE | 13 | Actor who played the wisecracking middle child on "The Partridge Family": 2 wds. |
| 55% | SETHGREEN | 9 | Actor who played Daniel "Oz" Osbourne on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": 2 wds. |
| 55% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | Actor who played child prodigy Malcolm on "Malcolm in the Middle": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALANCUMMING | 11 | "The Good Wife" actor who cohosted the 2015 Tony Awards: 2 wds. |
| 55% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Hidden Figures" actor who plays John Dutton on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MATTBOMER | 9 | "Doom Patrol" actor who plays Jamie Burns on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALANCUMMING | 11 | "The Good Wife" star who played a closeted mayor on "Schmigadoon!" and a vengeful butcher on "Schmicago": 2 wds. |
| 55% | VICTAYBACK | 10 | Actor who played diner owner Mel on the sitcom "Alice": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CARRIEPRESTON | 13 | "The Good Wife" actress who plays the title role on the CBS spin-off of "The Good Wife," "Elsbeth" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays the lead role on 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | "Tenet" actor who plays Hercule Poirot in "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |