| 100% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed a 2018 adaptation of 70-Across |
| 52% | ORSON | 5 | Welles who directed a radio adaptation of Wells |
| 43% | AVA | 3 | ___ DuVernay who directed "Middle of Nowhere" |
| 40% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 40% | XXX | 3 | DuVernay who directed 48-Across |
| 39% | AVA | 3 | ___ DuVernay who directed "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 39% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | Person who directs the course of a ship |
| 38% | RON | 3 | Howard who directed 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
| 38% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | Person who directs the route or course of a ship |
| 37% | NATE | 4 | Parker who directed the 2016 movie "The Birth of a Nation" |
| 37% | CHU | 3 | Jon set to direct a two-part film adaptation of Wicked |
| 37% | ORSON | 5 | Welles who directed a radio version of “The War of the Worlds” |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | Roth who directed 2018's "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" |
| 36% | OTTO | 4 | Preminger who directed the classic crime movies “Laura” and “Anatomy of a Murder” |
| 36% | LEONE | 5 | Sergio who directed "A Fistful of Dollars" |
| 35% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "Selma" |
| 35% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was awarded Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards |
| 35% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "13th" |
| 35% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | A person who directs the route or course of a ship |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "Selma" and "13th" |
| 34% | AERIE | 5 | One of 70 Across |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who's directing the upcoming movie "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed the 2016 documentary "13th" |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "When They See Us" |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed "This is the Life" |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | DuVernay who directed the upcoming film "Origin" |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | Palindromic DuVernay who directed "Selma" |
| 34% | BUM | 3 | With 70-Across, cause of a limp |
| 33% | KASHMIR | 7 | Region of 70-Across for which a type of wool is named |
| 33% | PETERBENCHLEY | 13 | Author of "Jaws" who cameoed as a reporter in the 1975 film adaptation: 2 wds. |