| 100% | AVA | 3 | Palindromic name of the android played by Alicia Vikander in “Ex Machina” |
| 57% | AVA | 3 | Artificially intelligent character played by Alicia Vikander in the British sci-fi film "Ex Machina" |
| 55% | AVA | 3 | Robot played by Alicia Vikander in “Ex Machina” |
| 47% | HEATHERLEE | 10 | Character played by Alicia Vikander in the action spy movie "Jason Bourne": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAC | 3 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" |
| 44% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 44% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEBOWERYKING | 13 | Name of the underground crime lord played by Laurence Fishburne in the film mentioned in 17a: 3 wds. |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | ___ Mills, name of the character played by Elisabeth Shue in the film mentioned in 17a |
| 41% | CROFT | 5 | Archaeologist Lara played by Alicia Vikander in 2018's "Tomb Raider" |
| 41% | AVA | 3 | "Ex Machina" robot played by Alicia Vikander |
| 40% | DESDEMONA | 9 | Wife of Othello in the play of that name by William Shakespeare |
| 40% | AVA | 3 | Name of the robot in "Ex-machina" |
| 39% | DESIRE | 6 | Name of the Streetcar in Tennessee Williams' play |
| 38% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | ___ Walken, actor who made a cameo in "Pulp Fiction" by playing the role of an ex-soldier |
| 38% | ONO | 3 | Palindromic name of the musician who was awarded the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award in 2013 |
| 38% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 37% | BELVEDERE | 9 | Last name of the TV butler played by Christopher Hewett |
| 37% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Brad Pitt's 2011 sports drama film based on a Michael Lewis novel of the same name in which 20a plays his ex-wife |
| 37% | KIM | 3 | First name of the lawyer played by Rhea Seehorn on "Better Call Saul" |
| 37% | MONTAGUE | 8 | Family name of Romeo in the play |
| 37% | VOLTA | 5 | Name of the Ghanaian lake formed by the largest artificial reservoir in the world |
| 37% | SIC | 3 | Name of the first EP by rapper Krizz Kaliko, released in 2011 |
| 37% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the president played by Tom Wilkinson in "Selma" |
| 37% | LARASTHEME | 10 | Informal name of the instrumental music written for the character played by 33-Across in "Doctor Zhivago" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CLONE | 5 | Any of the characters played by Tatiana Maslany in "Orphan Black" |
| 36% | TERRA | 5 | Name of the world currency proposed in 2001 by a Bernard A. Lietaer, a Belgian economist |
| 36% | ALOU | 4 | Last name of the only MLB brother trio to play together in the outfield |
| 36% | FED | 3 | — Cup, former name of the Billie Jean King Cup, won by Canada in 2023 |
| 36% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the president played by Bryan Cranston in "All the Way" |