| 100% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Inept British spy played by 15-Across who "Strikes Again" in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 60% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Inept British spy played by 49-Across in three films (2 wds.) |
| 50% | JAMESBOND | 9 | British spy played by 33-Across for the first time in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JAMESBOND | 9 | British spy played by 31-Across in 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HARRYCALLAHAN | 13 | Police inspector played by 15-Across in "Sudden Impact": 2 wds. |
| 45% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JAMESBOND | 9 | British spy played by many actors, including 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | Fictional spy played by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible" film series: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PRINCESSDIANA | 13 | British royal played by Emma Corrin on "The Crown" in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 41% | QUEENELIZABETH | 14 | British royal played by Olivia Colman on "The Crown" in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OLGAKURYLENKO | 13 | "Johnny English Strikes Again" actress who plays Camille Montes in the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HEATHERLEE | 10 | Character played by Alicia Vikander in the action spy movie "Jason Bourne": 2 wds. |
| 40% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PRINCECHARLES | 13 | British royal played by Josh O'Connor on Netflix's "The Crown" in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Seinfeld", who is an ex-girlfriend of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JAKEPERALTA | 11 | Fictional detective played by 20-Across in 15-Across/41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MIKEWHEELER | 11 | Played by Finn Wolfhard, character who is one of Will Byers' three friends in "Stranger Things": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KELLYBUNDY | 10 | Ditzy character played by 15-/50-Across on "Married... with Children": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TOUCHDOWNPASS | 13 | One of a record 50 thrown by 15-Across in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | Hitting award won five times by 15-Across, including in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SUESTORM | 8 | "Invisible Woman" played by Kate Mara in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BENGRIMM | 8 | "The Thing" played by Jamie Bell in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HEISMANTROPHY | 13 | Award won by 15-/18-Across in December 2011: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ZACEFRON | 8 | 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down actor who plays Troy Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LUCKYPRESCOTT | 13 | Horse-riding stunt performer played by 34-Across who befriends a wild mustang in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RAFESADLER | 10 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the British television serial "Wolf Hall" based on Hilary Mantel novels: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JIMPHELPS | 9 | Spy played by Peter Graves on "Mission: Impossible": 2 wds. |