| 100% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "The Great Escape" actor [or] "12 Years a Slave" director |
| 73% | MCQUEEN | 7 | "12 Years a Slave" director Steve or "Bullitt" star Steve (not the same person) |
| 61% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "Bullitt" star, or the director of "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 57% | STEVE | 5 | "12 Years a Slave" director McQueen |
| 57% | MCQUEEN | 7 | "12 Years a Slave" director Steve |
| 55% | PITT | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Brad |
| 55% | BRAD | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Pitt |
| 55% | DANO | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Paul |
| 55% | DANO | 4 | Paul ___ ("12 Years a Slave" actor) |
| 53% | BRADPITT | 8 | Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" |
| 50% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who wrote the children's book "Sulwe": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Steve __, artist and director of 12 Years a Slave |
| 49% | DANO | 4 | Actor Paul of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 49% | BRAD | 4 | Actor Pitt of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 47% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who debuted as pirate Maz Kanata in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens": 2 wds. |
| 46% | CHIWETELEJIOFOR | 15 | Best Actor nominee for "12 Years a Slave" |
| 45% | EJIOFOR | 7 | “12 Years a Slave” star |
| 45% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave," 18-Across, and 32-Across star who was the first Kenyan-Mexican actress to win an Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 45% | DONJON | 6 | The great tower or innermost keep of a castle |
| 44% | ALFRE | 5 | "12 Years a Slave" actress Woodard |
| 44% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who plays an MI6 operative in "The 355" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture the year before "12 Years a Slave" |
| 44% | NYONGO | 6 | "12 Years a Slave" Oscar winner Lupita __ |
| 44% | ALFRE | 5 | Woodard of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 44% | CHIWETELEJIOFOR | 15 | Star of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 44% | STEVE | 5 | “The Great Escape” actor McQueen |
| 43% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture before "12 Years a Slave" |
| 43% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Steve who directed "12 Years a Slave" |
| 43% | NYONGO | 6 | Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” actress |
| 43% | CAST | 4 | The actors in a play or movie |