| 100% | EXCON | 5 | De Niro in "Cape Fear" |
| 60% | EXCIA | 5 | Like De Niro in "Meet the Parents" (Hyph.) |
| 60% | PESCI | 5 | De Niro costar in ''The Irishman'' |
| 59% | INLAW | 5 | Robert De Niro in "Meet the Fockers," e.g. |
| 59% | MOHAWK | 6 | De Niro's do in "Taxi Driver" |
| 59% | LAMOTTA | 7 | De Niro's role in "Raging Bull" |
| 59% | MOHAWK | 6 | De Niro's hairdo in "Taxi Driver" |
| 57% | ALCAPONE | 8 | Gangster played by Robert De Niro in "The Untouchables" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JAKELAMOTTA | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull": 2 wds. |
| 55% | LAMOTTA | 7 | Jake ___, De Niro's role in "Raging Bull" |
| 55% | BICKLE | 6 | Travis __, Robert De Niro character in Taxi Driver |
| 54% | TAXI | 4 | Robert De Niro drives one in a 1976 movie |
| 54% | PESCI | 5 | He played De Niro's brother in "Raging Bull" |
| 54% | PESCI | 5 | Costar of De Niro and Pacino in The Irishman |
| 53% | TAXI | 4 | "___ Driver" (Robert De Niro film set in New York City) |
| 53% | RENE | 4 | Robert De Niro's love interest Russo in "The Intern" |
| 53% | PESCI | 5 | Co-star of De Niro and Pacino in “The Irishman” |
| 52% | TAXIDRIVER | 10 | Robert De Niro film set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 51% | VITO | 4 | ___ Corleone, the character Robert De Niro portrayed in "The Godfather: Part II" |
| 50% | DEAGED | 6 | Like Robert De Niro playing young Frank Sheeran in “The Irishman” (November, 2019) |
| 49% | ROBERT | 6 | Actor De Niro who played Michael in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" |
| 48% | JOE | 3 | ___ Pesci, actor who is famous for playing Robert De Niro's brother in 18-Across |
| 47% | CAPE | 4 | "___ Fear" (Robert De Niro movie) |
| 46% | NIRO | 4 | De ___ (Nolte's "Cape Fear" co-star) |
| 45% | TAXIDRIVER | 10 | Robert De Niro movie that won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NOLTE | 5 | Nick who starred in "Cape Fear" |
| 45% | TARHEELS | 8 | Cape Fear natives |
| 45% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | De Niro classic |
| 45% | ROBERT | 6 | De Niro, actor |
| 44% | CAPE | 4 | "___ Fear" (1991 Robert De Niro film) |