| 100% | INGENUE | 7 | Classic role for an actress |
| 61% | RENA | 4 | ___ Sofer, an actress known for her role on "General Hospital" |
| 59% | TARA | 4 | ___ Reid, an actress known for her roles in "American Pie" and "Sharknado" |
| 59% | TERI | 4 | Actress Garr with an Oscar nomination for her "Tootsie" role |
| 58% | ALI | 3 | ___ Larter, an actress known for her roles in "Heroes" and the "Resident Evil" films |
| 57% | LEIA | 4 | Classic role for Carrie |
| 57% | PART | 4 | Role for an actor |
| 56% | NAOMI | 5 | ___ Watts, an actress famous for her roles in films like "Mulholland Drive," "Diana" and "J. Edgar" |
| 56% | MANN | 4 | Leslie ___, an actress known for her roles in "This is 40" and "George of the Jungle" |
| 56% | CLEO | 4 | Classic role for Liz Taylor |
| 56% | INGENUE | 7 | Role for a young actress |
| 56% | SALLYSFIELD | 11 | Game location for an actress? |
| 55% | SAMIRA | 6 | Actress Wiley who nabbed an Emmy nomination for her role in "The Handmaid's Tale" |
| 55% | JENNIFERHUDSON | 14 | Actress who won an Oscar for her first feature film role, in "Dreamgirls": 2 wds. |
| 55% | CUE | 3 | Signal for an actress |
| 55% | ROLE | 4 | Part for an actress |
| 55% | SALLYSFIELD | 11 | Forte for an actress? |
| 54% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for her first feature film role, in "Mary Poppins": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CAMEO | 5 | Brief role for an actor |
| 53% | MAEWEST | 7 | Life jacket named for an actress |
| 53% | GIDGET | 6 | Role for seven actresses |
| 52% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for her first feature film role, in "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 52% | BIT | 3 | ___ part (very small role for an actor) |
| 52% | TEMPLE | 6 | Shirley ___ (nonalcoholic drink named for an actress) |
| 51% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | Mexico-born actress who won an Oscar for her role in "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 51% | DANDD | 5 | Classic role-playing game, for short |
| 50% | ROLE | 4 | What an actress auditions for |
| 50% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 37-Across, "American Hustle" actress who won an Oscar for her role in 48-Across' "Silver Linings Playbook" |
| 49% | OSKAR | 5 | Role for which Liam got an Oscar nod |
| 49% | ROLE | 4 | Character for an actor or actress |