| 100% | RORY | 4 | Actor ___ Calhoun of "How to Marry a Millionaire" |
| 89% | RORY | 4 | Calhoun of "How to Marry a Millionaire" |
| 72% | LAUREN | 6 | Bacall of "How to Marry a Millionaire" |
| 69% | GRABLE | 6 | Betty of “How To Marry a Millionaire” |
| 61% | BACALL | 6 | "How to Marry a Millionaire" actress |
| 58% | POLA | 4 | ___ Debevoise, Marilyn Monroe's "How to Marry a Millionaire" role |
| 51% | BETTYGRABLE | 11 | Co-star of Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall in "How to Marry a Millionaire" |
| 50% | HOW | 3 | "___ to Marry a Millionaire," 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable |
| 47% | READTHISGRIDINBRAILLE | 21 | How to get a message out of the boxes |
| 45% | SUPPORTINGCAST | 14 | Toss, to a group of actors? |
| 43% | EXTRAS | 6 | Temporary actors hired to be part of a crowd |
| 42% | JOHN | 4 | Actor Astin of "The Addams Family" who was married to 15-Across |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman |
| 42% | JONAH | 5 | Actor Hill of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" |
| 42% | MATT | 4 | Actor McGorry of "How to Get Away With Murder" |
| 42% | AMAL | 4 | I am a human rights lawyer married to a Hollywood actor |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | Word used to indicate the family name of a married woman |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Used with the name of a married woman to identify former family |
| 41% | TINCANS | 7 | They're tied to the back of a married couple's car |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
| 41% | EERIEST | 7 | How H.P. Lovecraft's works rank amongst other writers, to a lot of people |
| 40% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, "Fight Club" actor who lent his name to a species of wasps |
| 40% | PECK | 4 | Actor Gregory of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 40% | DIRECTING | 9 | Guiding of actors to produce a movie |
| 40% | DOWNTHEPIPE | 11 | How a perfect pitch comes ... or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers |
| 40% | SNEAK | 5 | How a couple of 15 year-olds would get in to see an NC-17 movie |
| 40% | TORN | 4 | Unsure of how to act |
| 40% | TORN | 4 | Unsure of how to proceed |
| 39% | DIAGRAMS | 8 | Pictures of how to do something |
| 39% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |