| 100% | STAGEHAND | 9 | One who helps with props before and during a play |
| 40% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric ___, English musician who played for the Yardbirds and Cream before having a successful solo career with hits like "Tears in Heaven" |
| 38% | GOLFER | 6 | Person who plays a game with birdies and bogeys |
| 37% | PIANIST | 7 | A person who plays with keys, strings, and hammers |
| 37% | GROOM | 5 | One who helps tie a knot |
| 37% | COHOST | 6 | One who helps throw a ball? |
| 37% | SPINTHEDREIDEL | 14 | Play a game during Hanukkah ... with a hint to 15-, 21-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 36% | PALLBEARER | 10 | One who helps to carry a coffin |
| 36% | TED | 3 | Danson who played one of the three men in "Three Men and a Baby" |
| 36% | DRWHO | 5 | Sci-fi classic with a main character played by 14 men and one woman |
| 36% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 35% | STAGEHAND | 9 | Person tasked with scenery or props during a play |
| 35% | MYA | 3 | One-named singer who won a Grammy Award with Pink, Lil' Kim, and Christina Aguilera for "Lady Marmalade" |
| 35% | ITPRO | 5 | Person who helps with a crash, informally |
| 35% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 35% | ACTOR | 5 | One who plays a part |
| 35% | TONY | 4 | With 32-Across, undrafted quarterback who played 14 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and is currently a CBS commentator |
| 35% | TECH | 4 | ___ support (those who help with a PC issue) |
| 35% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" actor who plays a man with superhuman strength in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CHILD | 5 | One who plays with toys, often |
| 35% | ROADIE | 6 | One who tours with a band |
| 35% | PRO | 3 | One who plays for a living |
| 34% | JIMABBOTT | 9 | One-handed Yankees pitcher who threw a no-hitter in 1993 and never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GOLFPRO | 7 | Trainer who helps with driving and putting (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BELLMEN | 7 | Guys who help with luggage at a fancy hotel |
| 34% | VINCEVAUGHN | 11 | "Dodgeball" and "The Internship" actor who plays a killer who changes bodies with Millie in "Freaky" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who plays a man with extremely fragile bones in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (3 wds.) |
| 34% | POET | 4 | One who works with meters and feet |
| 34% | MASON | 5 | One who works with stones and bricks |
| 34% | KICKBOXER | 9 | One who fights with fists and feet |