| 100% | ADAS | 4 | Roles in "The Piano" and "Tobacco Road" |
| 57% | BELLE | 5 | Emma Watson's role in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 56% | ALANADALE | 9 | Bing Crosby's role in "Robin and the 7 Hoods" |
| 56% | HOLLYHUNTER | 11 | Best Actress Oscar winner for her role in the 1993 film "The Piano" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | ADA | 3 | Lead role in "The Piano" |
| 55% | STACI | 5 | ___ Keanan, known for her roles in the TV series "My Two Dads" and "Step by Step" |
| 54% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Newman, actor known for his role in the Western buddy film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" |
| 53% | BENOKRI | 7 | Author of novels The Famished Road and In Arcadia |
| 53% | OKRI | 4 | Ben —, author of novels The Famished Road and In Arcadia |
| 51% | MANN | 4 | Leslie ___, an actress known for her roles in "This is 40" and "George of the Jungle" |
| 51% | SATAN | 5 | Role in the film "Bedazzled" |
| 51% | LEIGH | 5 | Rachel ___ Cook, actress known for her roles in "She's All That" and "Josie and the Pussycats" |
| 51% | FESSPARKER | 10 | Actor who starred in the title roles of TV's "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone": 2 wds. |
| 50% | IRIS | 4 | 2001 film in which Kate Winslet and Judi Dench played the title role |
| 49% | IGOR | 4 | Role in the horror film "Van Helsing" |
| 49% | NOAH | 4 | Role in the musical "Two By Two" |
| 49% | RADNER | 6 | Role in the 2024 film Saturday Night |
| 49% | BEARLEFT | 8 | One option at a fork in the road, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across |
| 49% | ODIE | 4 | Mama ___ (Jenifer Lewis role in "The Princess and the Frog") |
| 49% | MINNELLI | 8 | Liza ___, winner of a 1988 Razzie for her roles in "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" and "Rent-a-Cop" |
| 49% | HUGHOBRIAN | 10 | Actor who starred in the title role of TV's "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp": 2 wds. |
| 49% | VALLI | 5 | Role in the 2005 hit musical "Jersey Boys" |
| 49% | LOKI | 4 | Tom Hiddleston role in the MCU |
| 48% | QUA | 3 | In the role of |
| 48% | SERVINGAS | 9 | In the role of |
| 48% | MISCAST | 7 | In the wrong role |
| 48% | FORK | 4 | __ in the road |
| 48% | NIA | 3 | Long nominated for NAACP Image Awards for her roles in House of Lies and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| 48% | TIM | 3 | ___ the Enchanter, role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" |