| 100% | THEHULK | 7 | 29-Across hero played by Mark Ruffalo: 2 wds. |
| 69% | IRONMAN | 7 | 29-Across hero played by Robert Downey, Jr.: 2 wds. |
| 64% | INCREDIBLEHULK | 14 | Marvel Comics character currently played by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| 64% | LUKESKYWALKER | 13 | 15-Across and 48-Across hero played by Mark Hamill (2 wds.) |
| 57% | LUKESKYWALKER | 13 | Protégé of 17-Across played by Mark Hamill: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HARLEESANTOS | 12 | NYPD detective played by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JETHROGIBBS | 11 | Special agent and former Marine played by Mark Harmon and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | LUKESKYWALKER | 13 | 42-Across character played by Mark Hamill in "Star Wars: 42-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | DRWATSON | 8 | Holmes' assistant, played by 29-Across on 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DEREKMORGAN | 11 | Special agent played by 39-Across on 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | MADMAX | 6 | Futuristic action hero played by Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy (2 wds.) |
| 52% | PRINCECASPIAN | 13 | C.S. Lewis hero played by Ben Barnes in films (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ELCID | 5 | Legendary Spanish hero played by Charlton Heston (2 wds.) |
| 52% | EDITHBUNKER | 11 | Housewife played by 29-Across in "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 51% | HANSOLO | 7 | "Star Wars" hero played by Alden Ehrenreich in a 2018 Ron Howard film (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MAXGOODWIN | 10 | Medical director played by 37-Across on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ICHABODCRANE | 12 | Hero of 13-Across, played by Tom Mison: 2 wds. |
| 50% | MARCUSROBBINS | 13 | Fictional U.S. president played by Mark Cuban in "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | JOHNNOLAN | 9 | New LAPD cop played by 51-Across on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ZACKMORRIS | 10 | Frequent nuisance to Principal Belding played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar on "Saved by the Bell": 2 wds. |
| 49% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | 2010 thriller in which Mark Ruffalo plays US Marshal Chuck Aule: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JACKFROST | 9 | Wintery guy played by 15-Across, 24-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | WILHELMKLINK | 12 | POW camp commandant played by Werner Klemperer in "Hogan's Heroes": 2 wds. |
| 48% | IZZIESTEVENS | 12 | 14-Across doctor played by Katherine Heigl: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MIRANDABAILEY | 13 | 14-Across doctor played by Chandra Wilson: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RICHARDKIMBLE | 13 | Role played by 18- and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MAXGOODWIN | 10 | Hospital medical director played by 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HANNAHMONTANA | 13 | Disney Channel character played by 38-Across (2 wds.) |