| 100% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | JAMESSTEWART | 12 | Actor who plays 14-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 58% | DOCTORWATSON | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in the BBC's "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | BILBOBAGGINS | 12 | Character played by 27-Across in "The Hobbit" films (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" that ended May 14, 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 54% | 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. |
| 54% | POTTER | 6 | Mr. ___, villain in "It's a Wonderful Life" who is played by Lionel Barrymore |
| 54% | EDITHBUNKER | 11 | Housewife played by 29-Across in "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 53% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 53% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 52% | GREGSHORT | 9 | Character played by Colin Hanks in "Life in Pieces": 2 wds. |
| 52% | GEORGE | 6 | James Stewart's character in It's A Wonderful Life |
| 52% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 52% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist journalist played by 15-Across and Alicia Vikander in a 2020 biopic based on the memoir "My Life on the Road" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ZUZU | 4 | Daughter (with the petals) in It's A Wonderful Life |
| 50% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BEDFORDFALLS | 12 | Fictional town where "It's a Wonderful Life" takes place (2 wds.) |
| 50% | TONYAHARDING | 12 | Figure skater played by 42-Across in a 2017 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 50% | SHARONTATE | 10 | Actress played by 42-Across in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SONNYCORLEONE | 13 | Character played by James Edmund Caan in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 49% | PHOEBEBUFFAY | 12 | Character played by Lisa Kudrow in "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 49% | RONWOODROOF | 11 | The real life character played by Matthew McConaughey in the Oscar winning movie "Dallas Buyers Club": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CLARENCE | 8 | Guardian angel in It's A Wonderful Life |
| 48% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 48% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | Animated character voiced by 44-Across in a 2018 film (2 wds.) |