| 100% | BITPART | 7 | Insignificant role for a secondary actor: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MOVIEROLE | 9 | Part for a Hollywood actor: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Gandhi, the title role of 1982's Best Picture: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CHARLTONHESTON | 14 | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Judah Ben-Hur, the title role of 1959's Best Picture: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MOLLYFLYNN | 10 | Title role for Melissa McCarthy on a CBS sitcom that ended May 16, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DRSTRANGELOVE | 13 | 1964 comedy that earned Peter Sellers a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing three roles: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NATALIEPORTMAN | 14 | "Black Swan" actress who plays Elizabeth Berry, an actress studying Gracie for a movie role in "May December": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DIRTYHARRY | 10 | Title role for 46-Across in a five-film franchise (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | Actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | CAMEO | 5 | Small role for a famous actor |
| 44% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for a decade on BBC!" (aired): 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHELDONCOOPER | 13 | Emmy-winning role for 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RECROOM | 7 | Place for a Ping-Pong table: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EGGCARTON | 9 | Container for a dozen breakfast items: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FISHTANK | 8 | Home for a neon tetra, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SOAPDISH | 8 | Container for a bar of Dial: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 43% | SICEM | 5 | Command for a canine to attack: 2 wds. |
| 43% | INONE | 5 | Hole ___ (rare feat for a golfer): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TRADESIN | 8 | Swaps for a newer model, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TWOPOINTS | 9 | Score for a basket in basketball: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COWBOYHAT | 9 | Headgear for a Western rancher, say: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHORTSALE | 9 | Transaction for a homeowner in trouble: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NOTV | 4 | Consequence for a misbehaving child, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | One of three nominees for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ONHAND | 6 | Available for a purpose: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HERGRACE | 8 | Title for a duchess: 2 wds. |