| 100% | BALLOU | 6 | Last name of outlaw Cat, played by Jane Fonda |
| 58% | BALLOU | 6 | Cat played by Jane Fonda |
| 52% | DOUBTFIRE | 9 | Last name of female nanny played by Robin Williams |
| 50% | BELVEDERE | 9 | Last name of the TV butler played by Christopher Hewett |
| 50% | KILDARE | 7 | Last name of a 1960s TV doctor played by Richard Chamberlain |
| 42% | ALDA | 4 | Last name of the actor who played Hawkeye |
| 40% | ADDAMS | 6 | Last name of the TV family headed by Morticia and Gomez |
| 39% | RATZINGER | 9 | Last name by birth of Pope Benedict XVI |
| 39% | ALDA | 4 | Last name of the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" |
| 39% | ALOU | 4 | Last name of the only MLB brother trio to play together in the outfield |
| 37% | IDI | 3 | Amin played by Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” |
| 37% | AMIN | 4 | Dictator played by Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” |
| 36% | IDI | 3 | Dictator Amin played by Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland" |
| 36% | GINA | 4 | First name of the actress who plays Jane on "Jane the Virgin" |
| 36% | ALBERT | 6 | First name of 18-Across's adopted brother, played by Matthew Laborteaux |
| 36% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 36% | KARA | 4 | ___ Zor-El (birth name of Superman's cousin, played by Melissa Benoist) |
| 36% | AVA | 3 | Palindromic name of the android played by Alicia Vikander in “Ex Machina” |
| 36% | JOAD | 4 | Tom played by Henry Fonda in "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| 36% | ALOU | 4 | Last name of baseball-playing brothers Jesus, Matty, and Felipe |
| 36% | ALOU | 4 | Last name of baseball-playing brothers Matty, Felipe, and Jesús |
| 36% | EUREKA | 6 | Name of Dorothy's cat in The Wizard of Oz, originally found by Uncle Henry |
| 36% | KIM | 3 | First name of the lawyer played by Rhea Seehorn on "Better Call Saul" |
| 35% | TWO | 3 | Number of Oscars won by Jane Fonda |
| 35% | CARRIE | 6 | First name of 18-Across's little sister, played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush |
| 35% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 35% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 35% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RAMSAY | 6 | Last name of 29a |
| 35% | DANCE | 5 | Last name of 18a |