| 100% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 72% | BILBOBAGGINS | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in "The Hobbit" films (2 wds.) |
| 66% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | HEATHERLEE | 10 | Character played by Alicia Vikander in the action spy movie "Jason Bourne": 2 wds. |
| 61% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 59% | WHITEYWINN | 10 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the hit Netflix television drama mini-series "Godless": 2 wds. |
| 59% | 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. |
| 58% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SONNYCORLEONE | 13 | Character played by James Edmund Caan in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 58% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 58% | RAFESADLER | 10 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the British television serial "Wolf Hall" based on Hilary Mantel novels: 2 wds. |
| 57% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 57% | RONWOODROOF | 11 | The real life character played by Matthew McConaughey in the Oscar winning movie "Dallas Buyers Club": 2 wds. |
| 56% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 56% | SIMONTEMPLAR | 12 | Character played by 24-Across/27-Across on the 1960s TV series "The Saint" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |
| 55% | INCREDIBLEHULK | 14 | Marvel Comics character currently played by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PHOEBEBUFFAY | 12 | Character played by Lisa Kudrow in "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CRUELLADEVIL | 12 | Character played by Emma Stone in the 2021 Disney film featuring dalmatians: 3 wds. |
| 53% | MONROEFUCHES | 12 | The titular character's handler in the Emmy-winning 2018 dark comedy TV series "Barry," played by Stephen Root: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CRISTINAYANG | 12 | 14-Across character played by Sandra Oh, who left the show after 10 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GREGSHORT | 9 | Character played by Colin Hanks in "Life in Pieces": 2 wds. |
| 53% | DEANNATROI | 10 | "Star Trek" character played by Marina Sirtis, who serves as the ship's counselor on USS Enterprise-D: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BUDD | 4 | David ___, character played by Richard Madden in the BBC TV series "Bodyguard" |
| 52% | JENNYWILDER | 11 | Character played by 24-Across/37-Across on "Little House on the Prairie" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | THIRDBASEMAN | 12 | Position played by 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | PIPERCHAPMAN | 12 | Lead character played by Taylor Schilling on "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 51% | EDITHBUNKER | 11 | Housewife played by 29-Across in "All in the Family": 2 wds. |