| 100% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | Actress in "Children of a Lesser God" and "CODA" |
| 66% | MATLIN | 6 | "Children of a Lesser God" actress, Marlee ___ |
| 65% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Children of a Lesser God |
| 62% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | "CODA" actress who played a deaf employee at the school in "Children of a Lesser God": 2 wds. |
| 59% | PIPERLAURIE | 11 | "Carrie" actress who played 27-Across's mother in "Children of a Lesser God": 2 wds. |
| 58% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | "Children of a Lesser God" star who is the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress (2 wds.) |
| 56% | RANDA | 5 | "Children of a Lesser God" director Haines |
| 56% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | TERMINAL (''Children of a Lesser God'') |
| 55% | MARLEE | 6 | "Children of a Lesser God" Oscar winner Matlin |
| 52% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | "Sister Act" actress who played God in the films "A Little Bit of Heaven" and "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MEGTILLY | 8 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Agnes of God |
| 51% | LYNNREDGRAVE | 12 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Gods and Monsters |
| 51% | TESS | 4 | Eldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield, in a Thomas Hardy novel |
| 50% | MARLEE | 6 | Matlin of "Children of a Lesser God" |
| 49% | REMICK | 6 | Lee —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses |
| 48% | SOAPBUBBLES | 11 | Products of a child's wand, and what are literally rising in this puzzle's circles |
| 48% | CLAUDIA | 7 | Actress ___ Cardinale of "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "The Pink Panther" |
| 48% | ELOISE | 6 | Fifth Bridgerton child, and a close friend of Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton" |
| 48% | FAWN | 4 | Child of a doe and buck |
| 48% | PRINCESS | 8 | Child of a king and queen |
| 48% | FAWN | 4 | Child of a buck and doe |
| 47% | LAMB | 4 | Child of a ram and a ewe |
| 47% | POTATO | 6 | Follower of one, two and three in a children's rhyme |
| 47% | TRITON | 6 | Sea god in Greek mythology; a son of Poseidon and Amphitrite |
| 46% | LOHAN | 5 | Actress Lindsay ___ who began her career as a child actor and played the twins in "The Parent Trap" |
| 46% | CHRISTINA | 9 | Actress Ricci who began her career as a child actor and played Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family" |
| 45% | CHITARIVERA | 11 | She won two Tonys for Best Actress in a Musical, for "The Rink" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman": 2 wds. |
| 44% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 44% | PROTON | 6 | A little bit in favour of weight |
| 44% | MARYMARTIN | 10 | She won three Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical, for "South Pacific," "Peter Pan," and "The Sound of Music": 2 wds. |