| 100% | ALIBABA | 7 | He discovered the password "open sesame": 2 wds. |
| 54% | ALIBABA | 7 | He opened the forty thieves' den by saying "Open sesame": 2 wds. |
| 45% | EMERILLAGASSE | 13 | He trademarked the phrase "Bam!": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BENSTILLER | 10 | He voiced the lion Alex in "Madagascar": 2 wds. |
| 43% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | He sang the first line on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | He played the dance instructor in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | He became the Seahawks' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | He became the Colts' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | He played the Joker in 1989's "Batman": 2 wds. |
| 43% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door to: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SETHGREEN | 9 | He provides the voice of Chris on "Family Guy": 2 wds. |
| 43% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | He became the longest-lived US president this week: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROBERTPATRICK | 13 | He played the T-1000 in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day": 2 wds. |
| 42% | TONYRANDALL | 11 | He played the fussy Felix Unger on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JACKKLUGMAN | 11 | He played the sloppy Oscar Madison on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | He played the title role in 2010's "Robin Hood": 2 wds. |
| 41% | LIAMNEESON | 10 | He voiced the lion Aslan in the "Chronicles of Narnia" movies: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNSEBASTIAN | 13 | He performed the #1 hit theme song from "Welcome Back, Kotter": 2 wds. |
| 40% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 39% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | He sang the theme for the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die": 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | He won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JORDANPEELE | 11 | He won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay twice, for "Get Out" and "Us": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALIBABA | 7 | "Open sesame" character: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STEPHENKING | 11 | He won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel six times, most recently for "Doctor Sleep": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door for (2 wds.) |
| 38% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | He won the Best Director Oscar for the first film he directed, 1990's "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAUSAGEPARTY | 12 | Animated adult comedy film starring Seth Rogen, about a sausage who tries to discover the truth about his existence: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SILKSONIC | 9 | "Leave the Door Open" R&B super-duo formed by 16- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBERTGRIFFIN | 13 | With "III," he became the Redskins' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 35% | INCAGES | 7 | "Birds ___ dream of the open skies.": 2 wds. |