| 100% | PESCI | 5 | Co-star of De Niro and Pacino in “The Irishman” |
| 91% | PESCI | 5 | Costar of De Niro and Pacino in The Irishman |
| 50% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 49% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 46% | PEGG | 4 | Simon who co-wrote and co-starred in "Shaun of the Dead" |
| 46% | HEAT | 4 | 1995 crime movie starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino |
| 46% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Co-star of Kelly and O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain" |
| 46% | UMA | 3 | Co-star of Nathan and Matthew in "The Producers" |
| 46% | EMMA | 4 | Co-star of Olivia and Rachel in “The Favourite” |
| 45% | DUMB | 4 | Adjective in the title of a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels |
| 45% | DEERHUNTER | 10 | The —, 1978 drama starring Robert De Niro and John Cazale |
| 45% | PESCI | 5 | De Niro costar in ''The Irishman'' |
| 45% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor and co-star of Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JACLYN | 6 | Co-star of Kate and Farrah, in 1970s TV |
| 44% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | American star of stage and screen celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ANNEHECHE | 9 | Co-star of "Walking and Talking" and "Wag the Dog" |
| 44% | ASTIN | 5 | Co-star of Wood in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 44% | MIKEFAIST | 9 | Co-star of Zendaya and Josh O'Connor in "Challengers" |
| 44% | WHANNELL | 8 | Leigh, star and co-creator of the Saw franchise |
| 44% | HALEYBENNETT | 12 | "The Girl on the Train" actress and co-star of Denzel Washington in "The Magnificent Seven" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | IRISHMAN | 8 | "The ___," 2019 movie where the characters of De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci's younger selves were featured using digital de-ageing |
| 43% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | Star, writer, and co-executive producer of the HBO series "Girls": 2 wds |
| 43% | MCGOOHAN | 8 | Patrick —, actor who co-created and starred in 1960s ITV series The Prisoner |
| 43% | LIU | 3 | Simu who starred in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" |
| 43% | SCORE | 5 | The —, 2001 action film starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton |
| 43% | LASTTYCOON | 10 | The —, 1976 film drama starring Robert De Niro and Tony Curtis |
| 43% | FAN | 3 | The —, 1996 film drama starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes |
| 43% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 43% | FITT | 4 | Gerry —, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 |
| 43% | FITT | 4 | Gerry —, co-founder and first leader in 1970 of the SDLP in Northern Ireland |