| 100% | CLARK | 5 | Gable who played half of 105-Across |
| 82% | VIVIEN | 6 | Leigh who played half of 105-Across |
| 64% | KEIRA | 5 | Knightley who played half of 24-Across |
| 64% | JAMES | 5 | McAvoy who played half of 24-Across |
| 64% | INGRID | 6 | Bergman who played half of 64-Across |
| 64% | HUMPHREY | 8 | Bogart who played half of 64-Across |
| 57% | LEONARDO | 8 | DiCaprio who played half of 67-Down |
| 57% | JULIE | 5 | Christie who played half of 3-Down |
| 57% | OMAR | 4 | Sharif who played half of 3-Down |
| 57% | KATE | 4 | Winslet who played half of 67-Down |
| 46% | LEAHLEWIS | 9 | "The Half of It" actress who plays Georgia "George" Fan on "Nancy Drew": 2 wds. |
| 42% | DEMI | 4 | Half of 45 Across |
| 42% | AFC | 3 | Half of 32 Across |
| 40% | AFFLECK | 7 | Ben who played 1-/5-Across in 2002's "The Sum of All Fears" |
| 40% | BEN | 3 | Actor Gazzara who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1975 film |
| 40% | ROD | 3 | Actor Steiger who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1959 biopic |
| 40% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JIMCARREY | 9 | Actor who plays mad scientist Dr. Robotnik, foe of 21-/42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHRISPERFETTI | 13 | "Looking" actor who plays a history teacher and ally of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LISAANNWALTER | 13 | "Bruce Almighty" actress who plays a teacher and ally of 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 40% | MOLLYSHANNON | 12 | "Divorce" actress who plays the mother of the siblings on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ACTII | 5 | Second half of a play, often |
| 39% | JULIECHRISTIE | 13 | "Shampoo" actress who played Lara in the 1965 film version of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 27-Down, actress who plays the wife of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman" |
| 39% | SHALHOUB | 8 | Actor Tony who plays the father of 48-Across on an Emmy-winning Amazon series |
| 39% | BORSTEIN | 8 | Actress Alex who plays the manager of 48-Across on an Emmy-winning Amazon series |
| 39% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who plays Javert in the 2012 film adaptation of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SARAHCHALKE | 11 | "Scrubs" actress who plays Kate Mularkey on the Netflix adaptation of 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DOMINICWEST | 11 | "The Wire" actor who plays 32-Across in season 5 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |