| 100% | HUGHJACKMAN | 11 | "The Greatest Showman" actor who played 43-Across in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 78% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 77% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 76% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 74% | JIMCARREY | 9 | "Dumb and Dumber" actor who played The Riddler in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 72% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "The Great Escape" actor who played Doc McCoy in 38-Across (2 wds.) |
| 72% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming 2 America" actor who plays Chris Carver in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 71% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Oscar-winning actor who played 43-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 70% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | Actor who plays Jesse in the 31-Across and who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 69% | VALKILMER | 9 | "The Doors" actor who played the title hero in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 69% | JASONBIGGS | 10 | "American Pie" actor who plays the father in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 68% | SACHADHAWAN | 11 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Count Orlo in "The Great": 2 wds. |
| 67% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "The Blues Brothers" actor who played Ray Stantz in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 67% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | Actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 66% | MICHAELMURRAY | 13 | Chad ____, the actor who plays 18-Across in "One Tree Hill": 2 wds. |
| 66% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 66% | CAREYMULLIGAN | 13 | "The Great Gatsby" actress who plays a feminist in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 65% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 65% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played Roy Hobbs in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays Vulture, the villain in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | DAVIDWENHAM | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays Jasper Queller in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 65% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 65% | JASONBATEMAN | 12 | "Game Night" actor who plays The Crab in 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | "The Accountant" actor who plays Batman in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays "Aquaman" in the movie "Aquaman": 2 wds. |
| 65% | JASONROBARDS | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1967 film "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre": 2 wds. |
| 64% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays the villain in the new 17-Across movie: 2 wds. |