| 100% | MORTIMER | 8 | Drama critic played by Cary Grant in the film "17-Across and 58-Across" |
| 45% | ROBERTS | 7 | Dread Pirate ___, fictional pirate played by Cary Elwes in the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" |
| 43% | EDGAR | 5 | ___ Paget, henchman played by Jamie Dornan in the 2021 film "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar" |
| 43% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 43% | WILLY | 5 | & 8A Character played by Johnny Depp in 2005 family film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 43% | CRANE | 5 | Jonathan ___, fictional doctor and supervillain played by Cillian Murphy in the 2005 film "Batman Begins" |
| 42% | MATURE | 6 | Victor —, actor who played the male lead in 1949 film drama Samson and Delilah |
| 41% | LYDIA | 5 | Played by Winona Ryder in the film Beetlejuice |
| 41% | JEWEL | 5 | Singer and actress who played Sue Lee Shelley in 1999 film drama Ride with the Devil |
| 40% | JONATHAN | 8 | Role played by Boris Karloff on Broadway and Raymond Massey in the film |
| 40% | KAHLO | 5 | Painter played by Salma Hayek in the film "Frida" |
| 40% | NICKLEESON | 10 | Broker played by Ewan McGregor in the film Rogue Trader |
| 40% | MRS | 3 | ___ White (character played by Madeline Kahn in the film “Clue”) |
| 40% | RADAR | 5 | Only regular "M*A*S*H" character played by the same actor in both the film and TV series |
| 39% | OBIWAN | 6 | Jedi Kenobi played by Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor in the "Star Wars" films (Hyph.) |
| 39% | HAN | 3 | ___ Solo, character played by Harrison Ford in the film in 30a |
| 39% | GLENORGLENDA | 12 | 1953 film drama written, directed by and featuring Edward D Wood Jr in the title roles |
| 39% | DARKNESS | 8 | Shadowy villain played by 48-Across in the 1985 fantasy film "Legend" |
| 39% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Draven, goth character played by Brandon Lee in the film "The Crow" |
| 39% | DRE | 3 | Dr. ___ (rapper played by Corey Hawkins in the film "Straight Outta Compton") |
| 39% | MASSINE | 7 | Leonide ---, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer who played Grischa Ljubov in 1948 film drama The Red Shoes |
| 38% | ARSENIC | 7 | "___ and 58-Across" (1939 play made into a movie starring Cary Grant) |
| 38% | AHAB | 4 | Captain ___, the obsessed captain played by Gregory Peck in the film "Moby Dick" |
| 38% | EDWARD | 6 | Vampire played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" films |
| 38% | ESME | 4 | Vampire played by Elizabeth Reaser in the "Twilight" films |
| 38% | WILLY | 5 | With 33-Across, candymaker played by Johnny Depp in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 38% | OONA | 4 | Chaplin played by Moira Kelly in the 1992 film "Chaplin" |
| 38% | ODIN | 4 | Norse god played by Anthony Hopkins in the "Thor" films |
| 38% | SNAPE | 5 | Professor played by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter films |
| 38% | ALEX | 4 | Lion played by Ben Stiller in the "Madagascar" animated films |