| 100% | SANDY | 5 | 43-Across character first played by Carole Demas on Broadway and by Olivia Newton-John on film |
| 71% | DANNY | 5 | 43-Across character first played by Barry Bostwick on Broadway and by John Travolta on film |
| 42% | LORELEILEE | 10 | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" character first played by 30-Across on Broadway (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JONATHAN | 8 | Role played by Boris Karloff on Broadway and Raymond Massey in the film |
| 37% | SANDY | 5 | ___ Olsson, main character played by Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 film "Grease" |
| 35% | EVITA | 5 | Musical role played by Madonna on film and Patti LuPone on Broadway |
| 33% | SNAKE | 5 | Character played by Kurt Russell in John Carpenter action films Escape from New York and Escape from LA |
| 33% | KELLYGRAYSON | 12 | Commander and first officer played by Adrianne Palicki on 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CABARET | 7 | Broadway musical about a Berlin nightclub based on a play by John Van Druten and a novel by Christopher Isherwood |
| 32% | ROMEO | 5 | Role played by Leonardo DiCaprio on film and Orlando Bloom on stage |
| 32% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Harper, character played by Jon Cryer on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 32% | ANNPERKINS | 10 | Nurse called a "beautiful tropical fish" by 18-Across and played by Rashida Jones on 43-Across |
| 30% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | Foxxy __, character played by Beyonce on film |
| 30% | GREASE | 6 | 1978 film musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John |
| 30% | DENT | 4 | Arthur —, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy character played by Simon Jones on radio and television |
| 30% | ANNIE | 5 | Title character played by Sarah Jessica Parker on Broadway |
| 30% | TWOOFA | 6 | & 4D 1983 film comedy thriller starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John |
| 29% | ARAISININTHESUN | 15 | First play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway |
| 29% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 29% | SULU | 4 | "Star Trek" character played by George Takei and John Cho |
| 29% | SULU | 4 | “Star Trek” character played by George Takei and John Cho |
| 29% | AUNTMAY | 7 | Comics-based film character played by Rosemary Harris, Sally Field and Marisa Tomei |
| 29% | AUNTMAY | 7 | Comics-based film character played by Rosemary Harris, Sally Field, and Marisa Tomei |
| 29% | GREASE | 6 | 1978 musical film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as high school students |
| 29% | JRYAN | 5 | Character played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine and John Krasinski |
| 29% | DANNY | 5 | ___ Zuko, main character played by John Travolta in the 1978 film "Grease" |
| 28% | NATHAN | 6 | & 1D Character in 1950 Broadway musical Guys and Dolls played by Sam Levene |