| 100% | ZACH | 4 | Director/actor Braff of "Garden State" |
| 61% | ZACH | 4 | Actor Braff of "Scrubs" |
| 52% | BRAFF | 5 | Zach ___, "Garden State" actor/director |
| 48% | PARAMUS | 7 | Home of Garden State Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in the U.S. |
| 46% | LONGORIA | 8 | Eva, actor and director of the film Flamin' Hot |
| 46% | VINSTEVEN | 9 | *Brief way of introducing actor Diesel to director Spielberg? |
| 45% | MAC | 3 | Bernie ___, actor from "Ocean's Eleven" and "Head of State" |
| 44% | ROBIN | 5 | Red-breasted garden songbird that's the state bird of Connecticut |
| 44% | RITTENHOUSE | 11 | David —, 18th-century astronomer; first director of the United States Mint |
| 43% | IMDB | 4 | Website filled with millions of movies, TV shows, actors, directors, etc.: Abbr. |
| 42% | GENE | 4 | Actor ___ Hackman of "Enemy of the State" |
| 42% | ICET | 4 | Actor and director of the 2012 documentary "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap": Hyph. |
| 42% | ROTH | 4 | David Lee ___, vocalist of Van Halen. Also Eli ___, the Hollywood actor and director |
| 42% | STEVE | 5 | & 23A New York-born actor; director of films Animal Factory and Lonesome Jim |
| 42% | ZACH | 4 | Actor Braff |
| 41% | BENIGNI | 7 | Roberto __, director/actor of Life is Beautiful |
| 41% | CAPRA | 5 | "State of the Union" director, 1948 |
| 41% | ZACH | 4 | Braff of “Scrubs” |
| 41% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | American actor who served as the 40th President of the United States: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEWARK | 6 | Garden State city |
| 41% | DEVILS | 6 | Garden State NHLers |
| 41% | HAWKE | 5 | Ethan —, US actor; author of novels Ash Wednesday and The Hottest State |
| 40% | DAX | 3 | Actor/writer/director Shepard of 2017's "CHiPs" |
| 40% | ORSON | 5 | "Touch of Evil" actor/director Welles |
| 40% | ORSON | 5 | “Touch of Evil” actor/director Welles |
| 40% | ZACH | 4 | Actor Braff or Galifianakis |
| 39% | MICHAELKELLY | 12 | "House of Cards" actor who plays the CIA Deputy Director on "Special Ops: Lioness" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NEWARK | 6 | Garden State's largest city |
| 39% | PKWY | 4 | Garden State, e.g.: Abbr. |