| 100% | TOMHARDY | 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant" co-star who also starred in 15-Across, 19-Across, 28-Across, and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "King Richard" actor who also starred in 15-Across, 26-Across, and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ALANTUDYK | 9 | 15-Across, 19-Across, 42-Across, and 47-Across actor who voices a rooster named Heihei in "Moana" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | TOMHARDY | 8 | "Venom: The Last Dance" star who also stars in 3-Down, 9-Down, 18-Down, and 31-Down (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "The Blind Side" Best Actress Oscar winner who starred in 15-Across, 24-Across, 31-Across, and 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | FREIDAMCFADDEN | 14 | "The Teacher," 19-Across, and 42-Across bestselling novelist who is also a physician specializing in brain injuries (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor and co-star of Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | American actor who played the lead in "Breaking Bad" and also starred in "Malcolm in the Middle": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MACAULAYCULKIN | 14 | Child actor who starred in 19-Across and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | Gymnast who won season 8 and was runner-up in season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 41% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | "Glee" star who played the main character in the 2022 Broadway revival of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CLAIREFOY | 9 | Actress who played Queen Elizabeth II in the historical drama TV series "The Crown" and also starred in "Crossbones" as Kate Balfour: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEDEPARTED | 11 | 2006 Scorsese movie starring 15-Across and Leonardo DiCaprio: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JASONSTATHAM | 12 | "The Expendables" actor who plays Lee Christmas in the 2010 film and also starred as Chev Chelios in "Crank": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "The Fault in Our Stars" actor who is also a singer and DJ who plays under the name "Ansolo": 2 wds. |
| 40% | VANESSAKIRBY | 12 | Actress who played Princess Margaret in the historical drama TV series "The Crown" and also starred in "Hobbs and Shaw" as Hattie Shaw: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CATEBLANCHETT | 13 | "Thor: Ragnarok" actress and co-star of Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Aviator" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Pop star who performed and cowrote the song at 19-/33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down who will appear in the 2018 remake of "A Star Is Born" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 40% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | "Miss Bala" actress who stars in 15-Across and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | Actor from 14a and 41a who also played the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MATTSMITH | 9 | Actor who played Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the historical drama TV series "The Crown" and also starred in "Party Animals" as Danny Foster: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DOLPHLUNDGREN | 13 | "The Expendables" actor who plays Gunner Jensen in the 2010 film and also starred as He-Man in "Masters of the Universe": 2 wds. |
| 40% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who stars in 15-Across, 35-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CAREYMULLIGAN | 13 | "Never Let Me Go" actress and co-star of Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Yellowstone" actor who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the 2024 film "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | Singer/actress who also stars in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | "SNL" alum who stars in NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and cohosted the Golden Globes in 2013: 2 wds. |