| 100% | SANDLER | 7 | Actor Adam of "Grown Ups" and "Grown Ups 2" |
| 60% | THEOC | 5 | Actors Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson dated during the filming of this teen drama series: 2 wds. |
| 57% | TATUM | 5 | Actor Channing ___ of "Coach Carter" and "Step Up" |
| 54% | SANDLER | 7 | Adam of "Grown Ups" films |
| 51% | MOUNDING | 8 | Description of plants that grow both up and out |
| 51% | ZACHARYLEVI | 11 | "Chuck" actor who plays the grown-up superhero version of 38-Across in "Shazam!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRATPACK | 8 | Group of 1980s actors that included Rob Lowe and Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 50% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who grew up in the Mormon church: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ADAM | 4 | Sandler of "Grown Ups 2" |
| 49% | SALMA | 5 | Hayek of "Grown Ups 2" |
| 49% | SANDLER | 7 | "Grown Ups" Adam of |
| 49% | ROCK | 4 | Comedian Chris of "Grown Ups 2" |
| 49% | SALMA | 5 | Actress Hayek of "Grown Ups 2" |
| 49% | OTERI | 5 | Actress Cheri of "Grown Ups 2" |
| 49% | ADAM | 4 | "Grown Ups 2" actor Sandler |
| 48% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Actor whose films include “Beasts of No Nation” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” |
| 48% | ADAM | 4 | Actor Sandler of the "Grown Ups" films |
| 48% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ARKIN | 5 | Last name of father-and-son actors Alan and Adam |
| 46% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | Best Actor Oscar winner for both "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Father": 2 wds. |
| 46% | SETH | 4 | Actor Rogen of "Knocked Up" |
| 46% | CHRISPERFETTI | 13 | "Looking" actor who plays a history teacher and ally of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SCOTTEASTWOOD | 13 | Actor who stars in "The Fate of the Furious", and whose father is Clint Eastwood: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MARTINSTARR | 11 | Actor from "Freaks and Geeks", who plays the role of Bertram Gilfoyle in "Silicon Valley": 2 wds. |
| 46% | FESSPARKER | 10 | Actor who starred in the title roles of TV's "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SANDLER | 7 | Actor Adam of "50 First Dates" |
| 45% | SANDLER | 7 | Actor Adam of "The Longest Yard" |
| 45% | PHASE | 5 | Part of growing up |
| 45% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | "Unforgiven" actor who narrated the scientific documentaries "March of the Penguins" and "Island of Lemurs: Madagascar": 2 wds. |
| 45% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | Actor from 14a and 41a who also played the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars": 2 wds. |