| 100% | MEL | 3 | Brooks who wrote and directed "The Producers" |
| 73% | ELI | 3 | Roth who wrote and directed the horror movie "Hostel" |
| 71% | SAGET | 5 | Bob who wrote and directed the mockumentary Farce of the Penguins |
| 69% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | "Moulin Rouge!" director who wrote and directed the 2022 music biopic "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | GUNN | 4 | James who wrote and directed both "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 61% | MINDY | 5 | ___ Kaling, actress from "The Office" who wrote and directed two episodes for the series |
| 61% | SARAHPOLLEY | 11 | "Away from Her" writer/director who wrote and directed the film adaptation of 28-Across, which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival this month (2 wds.) |
| 61% | MEL | 3 | Brooks who directed "The Producers" |
| 61% | GARETHEDWARDS | 13 | "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" director who wrote and directed "The Creator" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | MEL | 3 | ___ Brooks who directed "The Producers" |
| 59% | LORENE | 6 | Scafaria who wrote and directed Hustlers |
| 59% | PEELE | 5 | Jordan who wrote and directed “Nope” |
| 59% | CLIVE | 5 | Barker who wrote and directed Hellraiser |
| 58% | APATOW | 6 | Judd who wrote and directed "Knocked Up" |
| 58% | HESS | 4 | Jared who wrote and directed Napoleon Dynamite |
| 58% | PEELE | 5 | Jordan ___, actor and filmmaker who directed and wrote the horror film "Us" |
| 58% | LOWERY | 6 | David who wrote and directed A Ghost Story |
| 57% | ALAN | 4 | Ball who wrote and directed 2020's "Uncle Frank" |
| 57% | ELI | 3 | Roth who wrote and directed two "Hostel" horror movies |
| 56% | NASH | 4 | Ogden ___, American poet who wrote "The Turtle" and is known as one of the foremost producers of humorous poetry |
| 56% | MCKAY | 5 | Adam who wrote and directed "Don't Look Up" and "Vice" |
| 55% | LARRY | 5 | & 22A US actor-comedian who wrote and directed 1998 film Sour Grapes |
| 55% | WOODY | 5 | With 35-Across, "Blue Jasmine" director who wrote and directed 18-Across |
| 54% | ALANALDA | 8 | Hawkeye Pierce portrayer who wrote, directed, and starred in the final episode of "M*A*S*H" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SYD | 3 | Hoff who wrote and illustrated "Danny and the Dinosaur" |
| 53% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 52% | BILLNYE | 7 | Who wrote "Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation" |
| 52% | OCASEY | 6 | Sean who wrote "Juno and the Paycock" |
| 52% | CANDACE | 7 | Bushnell who wrote "Sex and the City" |