| 100% | THEJOKER | 8 | Batman foe played by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JOKER | 5 | Film role for Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, and Joaquin Phoenix |
| 36% | THEJOKER | 8 | Archvillain played by Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight": 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOKER | 5 | Character played by Cesar Romero in 1960s US television series Batman |
| 30% | THEPENGUIN | 10 | Batman foe who’s been played by Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell |
| 29% | RIDDLER | 7 | Batman foe played by Jim Carrey |
| 29% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEJOKER | 8 | Green-haired Batman villain played by Heath Ledger |
| 28% | RICHARDKIMBLE | 13 | Role played by 18- and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THESHINING | 10 | 1980 Jack Nicholson horror movie featuring Bartók's "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta": 2 wds. |
| 28% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LANEPRYCE | 9 | "Mad Men" junior partner played by Jared Harris: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LEXLUTHOR | 9 | Superman nemesis played by Gene Hackman and Jesse Eisenberg: 2 wds. |
| 27% | EVAPERON | 8 | Argentine leader played by Patti LuPone and Madonna (2 wds.) |
| 26% | THEDEPARTED | 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio movie also starring Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon: 2 wds |
| 26% | AFEW | 4 | "___ Good Men," 1992 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 26% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by the late Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |
| 26% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 25% | YEARONE | 7 | 2009 Jack Black film directed and cowritten by Harold Ramis: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MANBUN | 6 | Hairstyle for Jared Leto and Jason Momoa (2 wds.) |
| 25% | MCMURPHY | 8 | Randle __, asylum inmate played by Jack Nicholson |
| 25% | THIRDBASEMAN | 12 | Position played by 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | Position played by 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LEFTWING | 8 | Position played by 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | SHOOTINGGUARD | 13 | Position played by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BRIANWILSON | 11 | Singer played by Paul Dano and John Cusack in the music biopic "Love & Mercy" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ALIG | 4 | Rapper played by Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |