| 100% | LEO | 3 | ___ Getz ("Lethal Weapon 2" role for Joe Pesci) |
| 58% | VINNY | 5 | Title role for Joe Pesci |
| 47% | LEO | 3 | "Lethal Weapon 2, " Pesci part in |
| 42% | VINNY | 5 | Joe Pesci title role |
| 40% | VINNY | 5 | 1992 Joe Pesci title role |
| 39% | PRINCESSLEIA | 12 | Iconic role for 2-/51-Down |
| 38% | HANKMOODY | 9 | "Californication" role for 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MELGIBSON | 9 | "Lethal Weapon" and "Braveheart" actor who turned down the lead role in "Gladiator": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SHELDONCOOPER | 13 | Emmy-winning role for 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BITPART | 7 | Insignificant role for a secondary actor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ACKLAND | 7 | Joss —, actor who played Arjen Rudd in 1989 action film Lethal Weapon 2 |
| 37% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | Role for Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, and Russell Crowe: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FOXMULDER | 9 | "The X-Files" role for 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SHERMANPOTTER | 13 | "M*A*S*H" role for Harry Morgan: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HAWKEYEPIERCE | 13 | "M*A*S*H" role for Alan Alda: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CENTERFIELDER | 13 | 14-Across's defensive role for most of his career: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MEGANPRICE | 10 | "Bridesmaids" role for Melissa McCarthy that was her film breakthrough: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FATHERMULCAHY | 13 | "M*A*S*H" role for William Christopher (1932-2016): 2 wds. |
| 34% | PESCI | 5 | "Lethal Weapon 2," "... 3" and "... 4" actor |
| 33% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | 1980 biographical film with Joe Pesci as boxer Jake LaMotta's brother: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BEA | 3 | "A teacher should ___ role model for her students.": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MOLLYFLYNN | 10 | Title role for Melissa McCarthy on a CBS sitcom that ended May 16, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AMERICAFERRERA | 14 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for her role in "Barbie": 2 wds. |
| 32% | GLENNCLOSE | 10 | Actress who cross-dressed for her role in "Albert Nobbs": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| 32% | NATHANLANE | 10 | Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "The Birdcage": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CASTLIST | 8 | Roster posted after roles have been assigned for a musical: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WINNIECOOPER | 12 | 16-Across role for 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JOSEPHINEBAKER | 14 | Emmy-winning title role for Lynn Whitfield in a 1991 HBO biopic about a dancer: 2 wds. |
| 31% | XXXXX | 5 | Joe in "Lethal Weapon 4" |