| 100% | UMA | 3 | Co-star of Nathan and Matthew in "The Producers" |
| 61% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | Star, writer, and co-executive producer of the HBO series "Girls": 2 wds |
| 56% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Co-star of Kelly and O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain" |
| 56% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 55% | EMMA | 4 | Co-star of Olivia and Rachel in “The Favourite” |
| 55% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 52% | GENE | 4 | Co-star of Zero in "The Producers" |
| 51% | DUMB | 4 | Adjective in the title of a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels |
| 50% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor and co-star of Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | Star and producer of the 2000 hit film "Charlie's Angels": 2 wds. |
| 50% | PESCI | 5 | Co-star of De Niro and Pacino in “The Irishman” |
| 50% | LISA | 4 | Co-star of Courteney, Jennifer, Matt, Matthew and David |
| 49% | PEGG | 4 | Simon who co-wrote and co-starred in "Shaun of the Dead" |
| 49% | ASTIN | 5 | Co-star of Wood in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 49% | WHANNELL | 8 | Leigh, star and co-creator of the Saw franchise |
| 49% | HALEYBENNETT | 12 | "The Girl on the Train" actress and co-star of Denzel Washington in "The Magnificent Seven" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | LIONKING | 8 | The —, 1994 animated film starring the voice talent of Matthew Broderick and Jonathan Taylor Thomas |
| 49% | SING | 4 | 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon |
| 49% | LIU | 3 | Simu who starred in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" |
| 49% | DIDDY | 5 | P. ___, rapper and producer who is one of the richest hip hop stars |
| 49% | DRE | 3 | Dr. ___, rapper and producer who is one of the richest hip hop stars |
| 48% | ARI | 3 | Atoll in the Maldives and location of the island of Thoddoo, largest producer of watermelon in the Maldives |
| 48% | UMA | 3 | Co-star of John and Samuel in "Pulp Fiction" |
| 48% | RYDER | 5 | Co-star of Danes and Dunst in “Little Women” |
| 48% | AARONSPELLING | 13 | Producer in the Television Hall of Fame with 218 producer and executive producer credits (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | American star of stage and screen celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 48% | JEDI | 4 | Word after "Return of the" and "The Last" in titles of Star Wars movies |
| 48% | BEARDOWN | 8 | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 48% | DANIELLEBROOKS | 14 | Actress who starred in stage and screen versions of the musical “The Color Purple” |