| 100% | LEEMARVIN | 9 | “The Dirty Dozen” actor who earned a Purple Heart in the Second World War |
| 49% | KAMIKAZE | 8 | One of a group of Japanese aircraft pilots of the Special Attack Unit in the Second World War who performed suicidal missions |
| 48% | CHARLES | 7 | With 33-Across, World War II veteran who played a soldier on a suicide mission in "The Dirty Dozen" |
| 46% | AIRMAN | 6 | Part of a Tuskegee-trained force in the Second World War |
| 45% | AXIS | 4 | Name given to the countries who allied with Germany in the Second World War |
| 45% | CROSSOFHONOUR | 13 | A 2013 film about the Second World War in which Rupert Grint played a pilot: 3 wds. |
| 42% | CASSAVETES | 10 | John —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Dirty Dozen |
| 41% | GARYOLDMAN | 10 | "Darkest Hour" actor who voices a Russian sergeant in 2008's "Call of Duty: World at War": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GOLDENAGEOFTV | 13 | Name applied to both a period following the Second World War and a period in the early twenty-first century |
| 40% | DDT | 3 | Chemical used to control malaria in the Second World War |
| 40% | PTBOAT | 6 | U.S. naval craft used in the Second World War |
| 40% | CARREY | 6 | Jim, actor who wore a green mask in The Mask |
| 40% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | "Dirty Dancing" actor who played a ghost in the 1990 movie "Ghost": 2 wds. |
| 39% | LARSEN | 6 | Don who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series |
| 39% | SWISHER | 7 | Yankee Nick who hit a home run in the 2009 World Series |
| 39% | DEPP | 4 | Johnny ___, "Black Mass" actor who owns a private island in the Bahamas |
| 39% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Shrek" voice actor who owns a private island in the Bahamas: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | First name of the actor who did a cameo as the voice of Qui-Gon in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 39% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Martin, actor who was a stand-up comedian before rising to fame in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 38% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" actor who voices Emmet in "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KELLYOSBOURNE | 13 | Reality TV star who wears a purple wig in the "Happy" video: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "127 Hours" actor who earned a master's in writing from Columbia University: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GERARD | 6 | With 32-Across, "300" actor who earned a law degree from the University of Glasgow |
| 38% | LETO | 4 | Actor Jared ___, who played a transgender woman in the movie "Dallas Buyers Club" |
| 38% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | "When Harry Met Sally" actor who got to the top of "The $20,000 Pyramid" in a record 26 seconds (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ROBERTCARLYLE | 13 | "Once Upon a Time" actor who played a Bond villain in 1999's "The World Is Not Enough": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SEBASTIANSTAN | 13 | "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" actor who plays a CIA agent in "The 355" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays a stunt performer in the 2024 film "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "School of Rock" actor who voices a wisecracking robot in the 2024 film "Borderlands" (2 wds.) |