| 100% | LUCKYPRESCOTT | 13 | Horse-riding stunt performer played by 34-Across who befriends a wild mustang in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NEELSETHI | 9 | Newcomer who played Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays a stunt performer in the 2024 film "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 38% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHRISEVANS | 10 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who plays a cult leader in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "The Blind Side" actress who played a crossword constructor in 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CAREYMULLIGAN | 13 | "The Great Gatsby" actress who plays a feminist in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | "Into the Woods" actress who plays a feminist in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CRISTINMILIOTI | 14 | Actress who plays a wedding guest who's stuck in a time loop in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANDYSAMBERG | 11 | Actor who plays a wedding guest who's stuck in a time loop in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Los Angeles Sparks star who accomplished a 34-/36-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOMMYKIRK | 9 | "Old Yeller" actor who played Wilby Daniels as a boy in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HARVEYKORMAN | 12 | Costar of 39-Across who played a villain in "Blazing Saddles": 2 wds. |
| 36% | LINCOLNRHYME | 12 | Fictional quadriplegic detective created by 32-Across who is played by Russell Hornsby in a new NBC crime drama series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ERICBANA | 8 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2003 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2008 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actor who plays a detective in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | 34-Across costar who plays a defense contractor with a romantic conflict: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DIANEKEATON | 11 | "Annie Hall" star who played 30-Across in a 1994 docudrama: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANYATAYLORJOY | 13 | "Glass" actress who played 19-Across in a 2020 film: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 36% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 36% | PATRICKHARRIS | 13 | Neil ___, actor who made a cameo in "Harold & Kumar go to White Castle" by playing a fictionalized version of himself: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Forrest Gump" actor who played band manager Amos White in 34-Across: 2 wds. |