| 100% | DEDE | 4 | ___ Tate, character played by Jodie Foster who was mom to Fred in the 1991 film "Little Man Tate" |
| 57% | STELLA | 6 | ___ Dallas, character played by Barbara Stanwyck who was mom to Laurel in the eponymous 1937 film |
| 39% | TONY | 4 | ___ Stark, character played by Robert Downey Jr. in the "Iron Man" film series who sports a distinctive iconic goatee |
| 37% | WHITE | 5 | Mrs. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Madeline Kahn in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 37% | PLUM | 4 | Professor ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Christopher Lloyd in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 37% | BODDY | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Lee Ving in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 37% | GREEN | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Michael McKean in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 37% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 36% | HARRYLIME | 9 | Character played by Orson Welles in 1949 film thriller The Third Man |
| 36% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ANA | 3 | De Armas who is slated to play Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming film “Blonde” |
| 35% | FARKUS | 6 | Scut ___, villain in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" who is played by Zack Ward |
| 35% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck was the latest man to play Batman in the film |
| 34% | SCROOGE | 7 | Ebenezer ___, villain in the 1984 film "A Christmas Carol" who is played by George C. Scott |
| 34% | MOANA | 5 | Character from the Disney Princess franchise who is chosen by the ocean in the film based on Polynesian mythology |
| 34% | CULLEN | 6 | Fictional vampire Edward who is played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" films |
| 34% | DUMMY | 5 | Player in bridge who exposes their hand to be played by the declarer |
| 34% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 34% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 33% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SPARROW | 7 | Jack ___, character played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series who sports a distinctive braided beard |
| 33% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 32% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BEN | 3 | ___ Kingsley, "Gandhi" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 for services to the British film industry |
| 32% | RONWEASLEY | 10 | The character Rupert Grint - whose birthday it is today - shot to fame playing in the "Harry Potter" series of films: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OYL | 3 | Olive, who was once engaged to "lounge lizard" Harold Hamgravy, a character played by Bill Irwin in a 1980 movie |
| 32% | TERMINATOR | 10 | "The ___," a 1984 film in which Arnold Schwarzenegger - whose birthday it is today - plays the titular character who is a cyborg assassin |
| 32% | VAL | 3 | Actor Kilmer who plays Jim Morrison in the 1991 film "The Doors" |
| 32% | GALADRIEL | 9 | Character played by Cate Blanchett in the “Lord of the Rings” films |