| 100% | DICK | 4 | Cheney who's the focus of the new movie "Vice" |
| 53% | JESUS | 5 | Religious figure who's the focus of Easter |
| 51% | ALGORE | 6 | Activist who's the focus of "An Inconvenient Sequel": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ALAN | 4 | Mathematician Turing who's the subject of the movie "The Imitation Game" |
| 50% | NATTURNER | 9 | Historical figure who's the focus of 15-/25-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | STPAT | 5 | Irish figure who's the focus of March 17, familiarly: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 50% | NIJINSKY | 8 | Ballet dancer who’s the focus of “Letter to a Man” |
| 49% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Ms. magazine cofounder who's the subject of a new biographical film: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer and keyboardist who's the "Queen of New Age" |
| 48% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "The Mask" actress who starred in the 2002 movie "Gangs of New York": 2 wds. |
| 48% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "The Power of the Dog" actress who plays a journalist in the new movie "Civil War": 2 wds. |
| 47% | POE | 3 | Author who was the subject of the 2012 movie "The Raven" |
| 47% | COSELL | 6 | TV announcer who broke the news of John Lennon's murder |
| 47% | BETTEDAVIS | 10 | Iconic Hollywood actress who's the subject of the new memoir "Miss D and Me" by her personal assistant Kathryn Sermak: 2 wds. |
| 46% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the New York representative who's part of "the Squad" |
| 46% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the New Yorker who's the youngest woman elected to Congress |
| 46% | ADAM | 4 | Actor Driver of the new movie "The Last Duel" |
| 46% | ALLEY | 5 | Actress Kirstie of the "Look Who's Talking" movies |
| 45% | ABRONXTALE | 10 | The New Yorker's pick for the best movie of all time? |
| 45% | EBERT | 5 | Movie reviewer who is the subject of the 2014 documentary "Life Itself" |
| 45% | DAWES | 5 | Director of the budget who became U.S. vice president |
| 45% | FRY | 3 | Stephen who's hosting the new British version of "Jeopardy!" |
| 45% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | "Aquaman" actor who plays Paul Atreides's mentor in the new movie "Dune": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAKE | 4 | Boxer LaMotta who was the subject of the movie "Raging Bull" |
| 44% | REY | 3 | Heroine of the new "Star Wars" movies |
| 44% | QUIDNUNC | 8 | One who's aware of the newest gossip, from the Latin for "what now?" |
| 44% | CHE | 3 | Revolutionary Guevara who was the subject of the movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" |
| 44% | SAUL | 4 | Cartoonist Steinberg who drew "A New Yorker's View of the World" |
| 44% | INTERNATIONAL | 13 | Subtitle of the new "Men in Black" movie |
| 44% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "Inside Llewyn Davis" actor who plays Paul Atreides's father in the new movie "Dune": 2 wds. |