| 100% | AFFLECK | 7 | Ben who played 1-/5-Across in 2002's "The Sum of All Fears" |
| 50% | AFFLECK | 7 | Ben ___, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" actor who played Jack Ryan in "The Sum of All Fears" |
| 49% | BALDWIN | 7 | Alec who played 1-/5-Across in 1990's "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 46% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 45% | VEREEN | 6 | Ben who played the Wizard in Broadway's "Wicked" |
| 44% | ROBARDS | 7 | Actor Jason who played Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men" |
| 44% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who plays Debbie Ocean, sister to Danny Ocean in the all-female spinoff of the Ocean's trilogy: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JONSON | 6 | Ben —, author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 42% | FORD | 4 | Harrison who played 1-/5-Across in 1992's "Patriot Games" and 1994's "Clear and Present Danger" |
| 42% | VEREEN | 6 | Ben who played the Wizard in "Wicked" |
| 42% | VEREEN | 6 | Ben who played the Wizard in “Wicked” |
| 42% | DOMINICWEST | 11 | "The Wire" actor who plays 32-Across in season 5 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JANELYNCH | 9 | "Glee" costar who played the main character's mother in the 2022 Broadway revival of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GENEPOOL | 8 | Sum of all the alleles in a population |
| 41% | PINE | 4 | Chris who played 1-/5-Across in a 2014 movie subtitled "Shadow Recruit" |
| 41% | LIAM | 4 | Neeson who played Zeus in 2010's "Clash of the Titans" |
| 41% | JETLI | 5 | Actor who played the Emperor of China in 2020's "Mulan" |
| 41% | CERA | 4 | Michael who played the father of Ellen Page's child in "Juno" |
| 41% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 40% | IANMCKELLEN | 11 | Actor who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy |
| 40% | JETLI | 5 | Martial artist/actor who played the emperor of China in 2020's "Mulan" |
| 40% | SKYLAR | 6 | ___ Gaertner, actor who plays the character of Jonah Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 40% | SOFIA | 5 | ___ Hublitz, actress who plays the character of Charlotte Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 40% | LINNEY | 6 | Laura ___, actress who plays the character of Wendy Byrde in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 40% | EMERY | 5 | Lisa ___, actress who plays the character of Darlene Snell in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 40% | GARNER | 6 | Julia ___, actress who plays the character of Ruth Langmore in Netflix's "Ozark" |
| 40% | DAMON | 5 | Actor Matt who plays the father of Abigail Breslin's character in "Stillwater" |
| 40% | DAVE | 4 | Actor Bautista who plays Drax in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 40% | SUM | 3 | "The ___ of All Fears" (2002 Ben Affleck film) |