| 85% | MAEWEST | 7 | Early film star who once said, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it." |
| 38% | WCFIELDS | 8 | Comedian who said "I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a Sunday" |
| 35% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 32% | EEYORE | 6 | Kid-lit character who says, "It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it" |
| 32% | GROUCHO | 7 | Who once quipped “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception" |
| 32% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country star who said, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!" |
| 30% | JOE | 3 | Whom Kamala calls to say, "We did it," in a meme |
| 30% | MICHELLEYEOH | 12 | "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actress who's getting a Motion Pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BEAKER | 6 | I'm a lab utensil made of glass and chemists may store 29a in me. Who am I? |
| 29% | KANE | 4 | Film title character who says, "If the headline is big enough, it makes the news big enough" |
| 29% | FALLFROMGRACE | 13 | "A stunning collapse: once toast of the town, now total outcast? I can't believe it!" |
| 29% | HAL | 3 | Synthetic 1968 film villain who says, "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it" |
| 29% | KOCH | 4 | New York City mayor who said, “If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve [issues], see a psychiatrist” |
| 28% | LEIA | 4 | Film princess who says, "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought" |
| 28% | HINTON | 6 | S. E. ___, "The Outsiders" author who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 28% | MASHA | 5 | The Seagull character who says, "I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy." |
| 28% | GENEKELLY | 9 | "Brigadoon" actor who played a silent film star moving into talkies in "Singin' in the Rain": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MAE | 3 | West who said, "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." |
| 27% | LOMBARDI | 8 | Hall-of-Fame coach who purportedly said "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit" |
| 27% | NEO | 3 | "The Matrix" hero who said, "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life" |
| 27% | CUTTHEBS | 8 | "Give it to me straight" ... or, when reparsed, a hint to some chopping in the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | "Tootsie" actor who starred in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TRON | 4 | 1982 film whose use of C.G.I. made it ineligible for a best visual effects Oscar |
| 27% | LIZLEMON | 8 | Sitcom protagonist who says "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich" |
| 27% | IMO | 3 | "As I see it . . .," in a text |
| 27% | WENDELLPIERCE | 13 | "The Wire" actor who starred in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 27% | FIELD | 5 | "___ of Dreams," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds his own baseball field |
| 27% | PETER | 5 | ___ Benchley, "Jaws" author who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 27% | MEYER | 5 | Stephenie ___, "Twilight" author who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 27% | IMO | 3 | "The way I see it ...," in a text |