| 100% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of the films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 83% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 36% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 36% | LOISMAXWELL | 11 | Actress who played Miss Moneypenny in 1962 action film Dr No and thirteen others of the James Bond series |
| 35% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 34% | MAGI | 4 | The —, sages in the Gospel of Matthew who visited Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born |
| 34% | RICARDO | 7 | David —, British economist born in 1772 who authored The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation |
| 34% | FEY | 3 | Tina who was in both the 2004 and 2024 films of "Mean Girls" |
| 33% | KWAN | 4 | Nancy —, actress who played the title role in films Tamahine and The World of Suzie Wong |
| 33% | BENJONSON | 9 | Author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 33% | ARAGORN | 7 | Ranger of the North and heir of Isildur who is portrayed by Viggo Mortensen in "The Lord of the Rings" films |
| 33% | AIDA | 4 | Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan |
| 33% | AIDA | 4 | Princess who dies in the temple of Vulcan |
| 33% | YODA | 4 | Guru who dies in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 33% | ANDERSON | 8 | ___ Silva, UFC fighter considered one of the greatest of all time who has appeared in films like "Tapped Out" and "Never Surrender" |
| 33% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | American novelist in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 32% | MYERS | 5 | Mike —, actor who played the title role in films Wayne's World and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
| 32% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 32% | SNL | 3 | Source of the films "The Blues Brothers" and "Coneheads," in brief |
| 32% | COSMO | 5 | James ___, who played Father Christmas in the fantasy film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" |
| 32% | ASTOR | 5 | John Jacob ___ IV (millionaire who died in the sinking of the Titanic) |
| 32% | LEAR | 4 | TV producer Norman who died in December at the age of 101 |
| 32% | LEE | 3 | Christopher —, actor who played the title role in films Dracula Has Risen from the Grave and The Blood of Fu Manchu |
| 32% | KEN | 3 | Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" |
| 31% | TERRYBRADSHAW | 13 | Former NFL quarterback, who has acted in films like "Failure to Launch" and is currently the co-host of "Fox NFL Sunday" |
| 31% | WILSON | 6 | Woodrow ___, 28th President of the U.S. and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in December |
| 31% | KEITHMOON | 9 | Drummer of The Who, died in 1978 |
| 31% | WIZARD | 6 | Fraud who is the target of Dorothy Gale's quest in the land of Oz, and the supposed protagonist in the namesake films |
| 31% | SHAND | 5 | Bruce —, British Army officer who died in 2006; father of Camilla, the Queen Consort |