| 100% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 44% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | African-American writer of 14-Across and 28-Across awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | THEEAGLES | 9 | Rock band founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner that had hits in the 1970s with 15-Across, 28-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | Actor who starred in both the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movie franchises: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | Only person to play in both the Super Bowl and the World Series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | Only athlete to have played in both the World Series and the Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EILEENBRENNAN | 13 | Actress who played Doreen Lewis in both the movie and TV series "Private Benjamin": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MICHAELGROSS | 12 | Actor who played Burt Gummer in both the movie and TV series "Tremors": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AARONBURR | 9 | Historical figure played by Leslie Odom, Jr. in 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | EDITHBUNKER | 11 | Housewife played by 29-Across in "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | Actor who starred in both the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" movie franchises: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GARYBURGHOFF | 12 | Actor who played "Radar" O'Reilly in both the movie and TV series "M*A*S*H": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Private investigator created by Mickey Spillane played by 43-Across in the 1980s and 1990s (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SNAPPERFOSTER | 13 | Role played by David Hasselhoff from 1975 to 1982 in the TV soap opera "The Young and the Restless," which helped him gain recognition: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HOWARDHUGHES | 12 | Reclusive billionaire played by 18-Across in "Rules Don't Apply: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LANDO | 5 | Calrissian played by Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover in the "Star Wars" franchise |
| 40% | HEATHLEDGER | 11 | Actor who played The Joker in "The Dark Knight," and met an untimely death, aged only 28: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 40% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SONNYCORLEONE | 13 | Character played by James Edmund Caan in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CRISTINAYANG | 12 | 14-Across character played by Sandra Oh, who left the show after 10 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Up in the Air" actress who played Beca in 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |