| 100% | MEL | 3 | Filmmaker Gibson who's planning a sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 81% | MEL | 3 | Director Gibson who's making a sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 44% | MEL | 3 | Gibson who directed "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 42% | ALTHEA | 6 | Gibson who was the first person of color to win a tennis Grand Slam event |
| 41% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author who took 24 years to publish a sequel to "The Witches of Eastwick": 2 wds. |
| 40% | JIM | 3 | Caviezel who starred in "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 40% | ELI | 3 | Filmmaker Roth who's a member of the "Splat Pack" of directors and producers |
| 40% | AHAB | 4 | Fictional captain who nails a doubloon to the mast of the Pequod |
| 39% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 39% | NIJINSKY | 8 | Ballet dancer who’s the focus of “Letter to a Man” |
| 38% | CAVIEZEL | 8 | Jim —, actor who played the title role in 2004 film drama The Passion of the Christ |
| 38% | AMAL | 4 | Lawyer Clooney who wore a Bill Blass gown to the premiere of husband George's film, "Suburbicon" |
| 38% | LER | 3 | God who's a personification of the sea to the ancient Irish (var.) |
| 38% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film which is a sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" and stars Julianne Moore along with Anthony Hopkins |
| 37% | ANTMAN | 6 | Superhero who can shrink to the size of a bug |
| 37% | THEFIREOFLIFE | 13 | Salman Rushdie's work, "Luka and ___," which is a sequel to "Haroun and the Sea of Stories": 4 wds. |
| 37% | JUSTSAYNOME | 11 | Poor prompt to a friend who's been asked what the capital of Alaska is? |
| 37% | COCTEAU | 7 | Filmmaker Jean, who made The Blood of a Poet |
| 37% | REINDEER | 8 | Beast on the back of a Canadian quarter, to everyone who's not a North American |
| 36% | ALIENS | 6 | 80's sci-fi thriller film starring Sigourney Weaver that is a sequel to a horror film of the same name |
| 36% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 36% | CRIMES | 6 | "Fantastic Beasts: The ___ of Grindelwald," a sequel to the film mentioned in 3d directed by David Yates |
| 36% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 36% | HUMANS | 6 | Omnivores who occupy a position in the middle of the global food chain, contrary to popular belief |
| 36% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 36% | SINEATER | 8 | One who consumes a ritual meal to absolve the souls of the dead |
| 36% | SON | 3 | "___ of the Mask" (2005 sequel to a Jim Carrey comedy) |
| 36% | ALEXANDER | 9 | ___ the Great, a Greek commander who is widely considered to be one of history's most successful military commanders |
| 36% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Author who took 34 years to publish a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale": 2 wds. |