| 100% | PLUM | 4 | Professor ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Christopher Lloyd in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 82% | WHITE | 5 | Mrs. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Madeline Kahn in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 82% | BODDY | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Lee Ving in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 82% | GREEN | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Michael McKean in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 51% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 44% | STELLA | 6 | ___ Dallas, character played by Barbara Stanwyck who was mom to Laurel in the eponymous 1937 film |
| 43% | TED | 3 | Bill and ___, friends from the eponymous trilogy of films who are played by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves |
| 40% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CULLEN | 6 | Fictional vampire Edward who is played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" films |
| 40% | MOANA | 5 | Character from the Disney Princess franchise who is chosen by the ocean in the film based on Polynesian mythology |
| 39% | BROWN | 5 | Doc ___, fictional scientist played by Christopher Lloyd in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy |
| 38% | DEDE | 4 | ___ Tate, character played by Jodie Foster who was mom to Fred in the 1991 film "Little Man Tate" |
| 36% | GOOSE | 5 | Maverick and ___, friends from the film "Top Gun" who are played by Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards |
| 36% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 classic whose title character is played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film |
| 35% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 35% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team who played their first game in 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films with cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 35% | EMIL | 4 | Michael —, actor who played The Professor in 1985 film drama Insignificance |
| 35% | SPARROW | 7 | Jack ___, character played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series who sports a distinctive braided beard |
| 35% | PLUM | 4 | Professor ___ (character in the board game Clue) |
| 35% | HOLMES | 6 | Sherlock ___, character from the eponymous series played by Benedict Cumberbatch who has a perfect poker face |
| 35% | IRENE | 5 | ___ Adler, iconic character from the Sherlock Holmes stories who was played by Lara Pulver on screen |
| 35% | SNAPE | 5 | Professor played by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter films |
| 35% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 34% | ANITA | 5 | Lawyer Hill who was played by Viola Davis in the HBO movie "Confirmation" |
| 34% | NIGHT | 5 | The ___ King, "Game of Thrones" character who was played by both Richard Brake and Vladimir Furdik |
| 34% | TOMBRAIDER | 10 | Game whose heroine was played by Angelina Jolie in a 2001 film |
| 34% | FARKUS | 6 | Scut ___, villain in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" who is played by Zack Ward |
| 34% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 34% | SETH | 4 | ___ and Evan, friends from the film "Superbad" who are played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera |