| 100% | AVADUVERNAY | 11 | Director of "A Wrinkle in Time" (2 wds.) |
| 85% | DUVERNAY | 8 | Ava, director of A Wrinkle in Time |
| 71% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 64% | AVADUVERNAY | 11 | Director of 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 62% | STORMREID | 9 | Actress playing Meg Murry in "A Wrinkle in Time": 2 wds. |
| 62% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "A Wrinkle in Time" actress who plays Amita in "Ocean's 8" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | Actress playing Mrs. Which in "A Wrinkle in Time": 2 wds. |
| 62% | SPIKELEE | 8 | Director of a 1992 film about 15-Across starring Denzel Washington: 2 wds. |
| 61% | AVA | 3 | "A Wrinkle in Time" director DuVernay |
| 61% | AVA | 3 | "A Wrinkle in Time" director ___ DuVernay |
| 61% | AVA | 3 | "A Wrinkle in Time" director, DuVernay |
| 61% | AVA | 3 | “A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay |
| 61% | OPRAH | 5 | Winfrey of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 61% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 61% | REESE | 5 | Witherspoon of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 61% | TARANTINO | 9 | Director of 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 60% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "A Wrinkle in Time" actress who plays new writer Molly Patel in "Late Night" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | STORMREID | 9 | "A Wrinkle in Time" actress who plays Jack Radcliff's niece in 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | AVA | 3 | ___ DuVernay ("A Wrinkle in Time" director) |
| 60% | REESE | 5 | Actress Witherspoon of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 60% | PINE | 4 | Actor Chris of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 60% | AVA | 3 | Actress DuVernay of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 59% | CHRISPINE | 9 | Actor playing Dr. Alex Murry in "A Wrinkle in Time": 2 wds. |
| 59% | SOFIACOPPOLA | 12 | Director of "Lost in Translation," whose father directed "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 59% | MADEBANK | 8 | Earned lots of money in a short time: 2 wds. |
| 59% | FIRSTDOWN | 9 | Result of a completed pass in football, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 59% | LEONE | 5 | Sergio —, director of 1984 drama Once Upon a Time in America |
| 58% | DEFENSIVELINE | 13 | Part of a football team featured in this puzzle: 2 wds. |
| 58% | LEVI | 4 | Young actor Miller of "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 58% | LEONE | 5 | Sergio —, director of 1984 film drama Once Upon a Time in America |