| 100% | NEO | 3 | Character played by 26-Across in 18-Across |
| 75% | JOYCE | 5 | With 39-Across, character played by 18-Across in "Stranger Things" |
| 68% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 64% | BILBOBAGGINS | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in "The Hobbit" films (2 wds.) |
| 63% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | LUKE | 4 | & 1D Character played by Mark Hamill in 1977 action film Star Wars |
| 62% | EMMA | 4 | & 5D Character played by Diana Rigg in 1960s television series The Avengers |
| 62% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ELIZA | 5 | & 11D Character played by Audrey Hepburn in 1964 film musical My Fair Lady |
| 62% | MONSIEUR | 8 | & 25A Character played by Jacques Tati in films Playtime, Mon Oncle and Trafic |
| 61% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 61% | JEANVALJEAN | 11 | Bread thief played by 18-Across in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | LEORA | 5 | Character played by Helen Hayes in "Arrowsmith" |
| 60% | ROSS | 4 | Character played by David Schwimmer in "Friends" |
| 60% | JUGHEAD | 7 | Character played by Cole Sprouse in Riverdale |
| 60% | MONICARAMBEAU | 13 | Character played by Teyonah Parris in "WandaVision" |
| 60% | WILLY | 5 | & 8A Character played by Johnny Depp in 2005 family film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 60% | LUKESKYWALKER | 13 | 42-Across character played by Mark Hamill in "Star Wars: 42-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | NEO | 3 | Character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 59% | WILLYWONKA | 10 | Chocolate factory owner played by 18-Across in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 59% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Character played by Jessica Tandy in a 1989 movie |
| 59% | OPIE | 4 | Character played by Ron Howard in "Return to Mayberry" |
| 59% | REMY | 4 | Character played by Mahershala Ali in "House of Cards" |
| 59% | PHOEBEBUFFAY | 12 | Character played by Lisa Kudrow in "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 59% | HAL | 3 | Character played by Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern," ___ Jordan |
| 59% | TONTO | 5 | Character played by Johnny Depp in "The Lone Ranger" |
| 59% | ELLY | 4 | Character played by Donna Douglas in "The Beverly Hillbillies" |
| 59% | LURCH | 5 | Character played by Ted Cassidy in "The Addams Family" |
| 59% | IGOR | 4 | Character played by Bela Lugosi in "Ghost of Frankenstein" |