| 100% | CAMETRUE | 8 | Happened in real life, not just in a dream: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ELEANORRIGBY | 12 | Beatles song about a woman who "lives in a dream": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATLEISURE | 9 | Not in a hurry: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CHARLIEWILSON | 13 | Real-life congressman played by Tom Hanks in a 2007 movie: 2 wds. |
| 46% | WALTDISNEY | 10 | Real-life Oscar-winning animator played by Tom Hanks in a 2013 movie: 2 wds. |
| 46% | FREDROGERS | 10 | Real-life children's entertainer played by Tom Hanks in a 2019 movie: 2 wds. |
| 44% | AWIFE | 5 | "She is not only ___ but also a daughter-in-law." (not just a spouse): 2 wds. |
| 44% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 movie about a group of actors who fight in a real-life war: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TOGO | 4 | Not "for here," in a fast food restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATWAR | 5 | Not in a state of peace, like countries: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KATEBECKINSALE | 14 | Actress whose real-life daughter played a younger version of her character in "Underworld: Evolution": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SUSANSARANDON | 13 | Actress whose real-life daughter played a younger version of her character in "Dead Man Walking": 2 wds. |
| 43% | REDHOT | 6 | Definitely not in a slump (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CLARKSTORY | 10 | "The Ron ___," 2006 film starring Matthew Perry based on a real life educator who leaves his hometown to teach in a New York City public school: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOUISELASSER | 12 | "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" actress who was also in "Requiem for a Dream": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which Fantine sings "I Dreamed a Dream": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | Actress who plays 17-Across' girlfriend and was 29-Across' girlfriend in real life: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONEWAY | 6 | Like streets with traffic going in just a single direction: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ALOT | 4 | Not just a little (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 41% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "I'm Real" singer who became a mother of twins in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MEHRANKARIMI | 12 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in 2004 comedy-drama "The Terminal" which was inspired by a real-life person named ___ Nasseri: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SLIMSHADY | 9 | "The Real ___," Eminem's first song to reach number one in the U.K, with a video that parodied several real-life celebrities: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ONSCREEN | 8 | Not in real life, say |
| 40% | OFSORTS | 7 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KINDOF | 6 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KATHYGRIFFIN | 12 | "My Life on the D-List" star who won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ACOG | 4 | Just ___ in the machine: 2 wds. |
| 39% | APIG | 4 | ___ in a poke: 2 wds. |