| 100% | DEPICT | 6 | Portray in a sketch |
| 68% | ACTAS | 5 | Portray in a film, say |
| 67% | VOICED | 6 | Portrayed in a Pixar film, say |
| 66% | ACT | 3 | Be in a sketch, say |
| 66% | ACTS | 4 | Is in a sketch, say |
| 66% | DRAWS | 5 | Scribbles in a sketch pad |
| 63% | IDI | 3 | ___ Amin (dictator Forest Whitaker portrayed in a movie) |
| 63% | LION | 4 | Feline portrayed in a Chinese New Year dance |
| 61% | WASPS | 5 | Ethnic group portrayed in A. R. Gurney's plays |
| 61% | EBENEZER | 8 | Whom Sir Michael portrayed in a Muppet Christmas movie |
| 60% | SPAM | 4 | Meat in a Monty Python sketch |
| 59% | NINAS | 5 | They're hidden in a Hirschfeld sketch |
| 59% | WHO | 3 | First baseman in a classic comedy sketch |
| 58% | SPAM | 4 | Canned meat in a classic Monty Python sketch |
| 58% | DABEARS | 7 | Team in a classic “S.N.L.” sketch |
| 58% | COWBELL | 7 | Instrument in a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch |
| 57% | DEAD | 4 | Like the parrot in a famous Monty Python sketch |
| 57% | WHO | 3 | First baseman in a classic Abbott & Costello comedy sketch |
| 57% | CHEESE | 6 | Food in a Monty Python sketch starring John Cleese |
| 56% | STUDY | 5 | Sketch done in preparation for a finished piece |
| 55% | LUTHER | 6 | President Obama's anger translator, in a recurring "Key & Peele" sketch |
| 55% | MARX | 4 | He claimed the Greeks were offside, in a Monty Python sketch |
| 53% | ACT | 3 | Portray a role in a play |
| 53% | ACTED | 5 | Portrayed a character in a movie |
| 52% | ENACT | 5 | Portray, as a role in a play |
| 52% | SALMA | 5 | Hayek who portrays a psychic in “House of Gucci” |
| 52% | NASH | 4 | Mathematician John portrayed in "A Beautiful Mind" |
| 52% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | "____ Live," a sketch comedy show on NBC, which 40a hosted in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 52% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," a sketch show which 31a star Sofia Vergara hosted in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BUDABBOTT | 9 | Comedian in a classic sketch who is asked, "Who's on first?" (2 wds.) |