| 100% | MEATY | 5 | Like a substantial and complicated role, to an actor |
| 47% | AUDITION | 8 | An actor goes to one to try to get a role |
| 47% | LINES | 5 | What an actor has to memorize for a role |
| 42% | MISCAST | 7 | Give an unsuitable role to a particular actor |
| 42% | ANGELA | 6 | ___ Bassett, the first actor to receive an Oscar nomination for a Marvel role |
| 40% | CUING | 5 | Signalling to an actor about lines and entrances |
| 39% | SEEDIER | 7 | Like a strawberry compared to an apple |
| 39% | WORSE | 5 | Like a B+, compared to an A- |
| 38% | FEE | 3 | What an actor charges for a role |
| 38% | BREAKALEG | 9 | Encouragement to an actor, and what this puzzle's starred answers do |
| 38% | SNUG | 4 | Like a bug in a rug, according to an expression |
| 38% | WRONG | 5 | Like a test answer with an "x" next to it |
| 38% | GROWUP | 6 | Words to an adult acting like a child |
| 38% | AIRINESS | 8 | Common to an open room and a snob |
| 37% | TYPECAST | 8 | Describes an actor who always plays a certain role |
| 37% | EXTRACREDIT | 11 | IMDb proof that an actor had a minor role? |
| 37% | ENTER | 5 | Stage direction for an actor to join a scene |
| 37% | PERKS | 5 | Benefits like a company car and an expense account |
| 37% | OLDER | 5 | Like an adult, compared to a child |
| 37% | OLDER | 5 | Like an adult, compared to a kid |
| 37% | TRAGIC | 6 | Like a play with an unhappy ending, such as "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 37% | HISS | 4 | Sound neither an actor nor a hiker wants to hear |
| 37% | BEST | 4 | Like an A+, compared to all other grades |
| 37% | PROMPT | 6 | Throw a line to an actor |
| 36% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | American actor pursuing an English PHD at Yale with a reported IQ of 130, and known for his role in "127 Hours": 2 wds. |
| 36% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 36% | TYPECAST | 8 | Like an actor who is always assigned similar roles |
| 36% | HISANDHEIRS | 11 | Like an estate that a father wills to his children? |
| 36% | PROMPT | 6 | Give a line to an actor on stage |
| 35% | PLANTBASED | 10 | Like a meatless diet ... or like the answers to 3-, 7-, 10-, and 24-Down? |