| 100% | LEANNA | 6 | Creel who played Tori in Saved by the Bell |
| 45% | IDRIS | 5 | Elba who played Stringer Bell in The Wire |
| 45% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Actor who played Luther, Stringer Bell in The Wire |
| 41% | ETTA | 4 | James who was played by Beyoncé in the biopic "Cadillac Records" |
| 41% | MARIOLOPEZ | 10 | "Saved by the Bell" actor who hosted the GSN game show "Blank Slate": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SCREECH | 7 | Quirky Saved by the Bell character; owl breed |
| 41% | SLATER | 6 | Mario Lopez's Saved By The Bell role |
| 41% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Manchester by the Sea" Oscar nominee who played the title dancer in 45-Across |
| 40% | MARIO | 5 | ___ Lopez, "Saved by the Bell" actor who co-hosted "The X Factor" with Khloe Kardashian |
| 40% | CLARKKENT | 9 | The lead character in "Smallville" who eventually becomes Superman, played by Tom Welling: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WET | 3 | The ___ Bandits, villains in "Home Alone" who are played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern |
| 40% | CULLEN | 6 | Fictional vampire Edward who is played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" films |
| 40% | ANITA | 5 | Lawyer Hill who was played by Viola Davis in the HBO movie "Confirmation" |
| 40% | THORNDIKE | 9 | Sybil —, actress who played the title role in 1924 London production of Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw |
| 40% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Dudek who played Karen in the 2017 horror flick "House by the Lake" |
| 40% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Actor who plays Walter White in "Breaking Bad", the protagonist who also goes by the name Heisenberg: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LEANNA | 6 | Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell" |
| 39% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FARKUS | 6 | Scut ___, villain in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" who is played by Zack Ward |
| 39% | BAYSIDE | 7 | ___ High School, fictional school featured in "Saved by the Bell" |
| 39% | GUNTHER | 7 | The famous barista in Central Perk who speaks Dutch and English, played by James Michael Tyler in "Friends" |
| 39% | SOLARCELL | 9 | Invented by the Bell Labs in 1954 |
| 39% | COHN | 4 | Lawyer Roy who was played by Nathan Lane in the 2018 revival of “Angels in America” |
| 39% | STELLA | 6 | ___ Dallas, character played by Barbara Stanwyck who was mom to Laurel in the eponymous 1937 film |
| 39% | SCROOGE | 7 | Ebenezer ___, villain in the 1984 film "A Christmas Carol" who is played by George C. Scott |
| 39% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MARY | 4 | ___ Morstan, Watson's wife in the Sherlock Holmes stories who was played by Amanda Abbington on screen |
| 38% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | ___ Walken, actor who made a cameo in "Pulp Fiction" by playing the role of an ex-soldier |
| 38% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |