| 100% | WIDOW | 5 | Black ___, a.k.a Natasha Romanoff, the S.H.I.E.L.D. spy in "The Avengers," portrayed by Scarlett Johansson |
| 38% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 36% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 36% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 34% | SPACED | 6 | L i k e t h i s |
| 33% | OTFAGBENLE | 10 | "The Handmaid's Tale" actor who plays a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PATTON | 6 | Oswalt seen in A.P. Bio and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| 31% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WIDERECEIVER | 12 | T e l e p h o n e h a n d s e t |
| 31% | WIDOW | 5 | Black ___, Scarlett Johansson's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 31% | NATASHA | 7 | Romanoff, aka Black Widow, who's a member of the Avengers |
| 30% | JAMESBOND | 9 | A spy for "MI6" known for his flair and Aston Martins, portrayed by Daniel Craig in the recent films: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GHOST | 5 | ___ Rider, Latin American Marvel superhero who is a character in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." |
| 29% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WIDOW | 5 | Black ___ (Avenger played by Scarlett Johansson) |
| 29% | ATLANTIS | 8 | A villain hideout in The Spy Who Loved Me |
| 28% | FBICASE | 7 | Patty Hearst’s kidnapping by the S.L.A., e.g. |
| 28% | JACOB | 5 | ___ Black, character portrayed by Taylor Lautner in the "Twilight" series |
| 28% | NICK | 4 | With 33-Across, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. played by Samuel L. Jackson |
| 28% | PEEL | 4 | Spy played by Diana Rigg in TV's "The Avengers" |
| 27% | COBIE | 5 | Smulders of How I Met Your Mother and Avengers: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| 27% | MARIAHILL | 9 | S.H.I.E.L.D agent played by Cobie Smulders |
| 27% | HYDRA | 5 | S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemy, in Marvel comics |
| 27% | OLAF | 4 | Count ___, the primary antagonist portrayed by Jim Carrey in the 2004 film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" |
| 27% | BLACKWIDOW | 10 | The Avengers role for Scarlett Johansson |
| 27% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 27% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson is the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 27% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson was the voice of a virtual assistant |
| 27% | SONS | 4 | Word in the titles of novels by Ivan Turgenev and D. H. Lawrence |
| 27% | IVY | 3 | Poison ___, a character portrayed by Uma Thurman in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin" |