| 100% | UHURA | 5 | Saldana role of '09, '13 and '16 |
| 61% | NASA | 4 | Creator of 13 and 16 Across |
| 49% | UHURA | 5 | 2009 and '13 sci-fi role for Zoë Saldana |
| 49% | UHURA | 5 | 2009 and '13 sci-fi role for Zoe Saldana |
| 48% | ALFIE | 5 | Title role of 1966 and 2004 |
| 47% | RADAR | 5 | Gary Burghoff role of TV and film |
| 46% | KAREN | 5 | Meryl Oscar-nominated role of 1983 and 1985 |
| 44% | MRSWHO | 6 | Mindy Kaling's role in "A Wrinkle in Time" (and an anagram of 13 Across) |
| 44% | TIMEINABOTTLE | 13 | Source of 16- and 52-Across? |
| 44% | MALIA | 5 | Sasha and ___ (daughters of 16-Across) |
| 43% | UHURA | 5 | "Star Trek" role for Nichols and Saldana |
| 42% | TWOTHOUSANDSIX | 14 | Sum of 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across |
| 42% | OCLOCK | 6 | Follower of 11 and 12, but not 13 |
| 41% | UHURA | 5 | Role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana |
| 41% | UHURA | 5 | "Star Trek" role played by Nichelle Nichols and Zoe Saldana |
| 41% | AGES | 4 | The 13 of PG-13 and 17 of NC-17 |
| 41% | LESSOR | 6 | Landlord, and an anagram of the plural of 16 Down |
| 41% | JENNIFER | 8 | __ Garner, US actress of Alias and 13 Going on 30 |
| 41% | PAULAMCLAIN | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 16-Across and 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HOWARD | 6 | Ron, director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind |
| 40% | ZOE | 3 | Actress Saldana of "Avatar" and "Star Trek" |
| 40% | WHATSLOVE | 9 | With 14- and 16-Across, Tina Turner hit or the title of her 1993 biopic |
| 40% | SILENTK | 7 | Attribute of 16- and 57-Across and 10- and 28-Down |
| 40% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 40% | ETTA | 4 | Name that's an anagram of both 16- and 18-Across |
| 39% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | Actor from "Passengers", who plays the role of Andy Dwyer in "Parks and Recreation": 2 wds. |
| 39% | TRON | 4 | "___: Legacy," 2010 movie where Jeff Bridges plays the role of CLU via digital makeup and voiceover |
| 39% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 39% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Concluding detail, and a feature of 16-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 39% | MAYCONTAINNUTS | 14 | Allergy warning, and a description of 16-, 22-, 35-, and 43-Across? |