| 100% | REDDFOXX | 8 | Star of 70s sitcom Sanford and Son |
| 54% | REDDFOXX | 8 | "Sanford and Son" star of 1970s TV |
| 49% | REDD | 4 | First name of Foxx, star of Sanford and Son |
| 44% | REDD | 4 | "Sanford and Son" star Foxx |
| 44% | REDD | 4 | “Sanford and Son” star Foxx |
| 43% | ASHTON | 6 | ___ Kutcher, star of "That 70s Show" and "Two and a Half Men" |
| 42% | JUNKMEN | 7 | Sanford and son |
| 41% | MAC | 3 | "___ and Cheese," fictional show within a sitcom starring Joey Tribbiani of "Friends" |
| 41% | FAB | 3 | "Ab ___" (nickname of a British sitcom starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) |
| 40% | XMYGRITS | 8 | Sitcom catchphrase of the '70s and '80s |
| 40% | ORK | 3 | Sitcom planet of the '70s and '80s |
| 39% | TVCAMERA | 8 | What sitcom stars and reporters stand in front of to be recorded: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BEA | 3 | Sitcom co-star of Betty and Estelle |
| 39% | REDD | 4 | Foxx of "Sanford and Son" |
| 39% | DEMOND | 6 | Wilson of "Sanford and Son" |
| 38% | REDDFOXX | 8 | Actor who starred on "Sanford and Son," a sitcom developed by Norman Lear (who turns 100 today): 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEA | 3 | Sitcom co-star of Betty, Rue, and Estelle |
| 38% | CARON | 5 | Star of "Gigi" and "Lili" |
| 38% | FERRELL | 7 | Star of ''Elf'' and ''Anchorman'' |
| 38% | SAPPHIRES | 9 | Star of India and others |
| 38% | JANEFONDA | 9 | Star of Barbarella and Klute |
| 38% | BODEREK | 7 | Star of "10" and "Bolero" |
| 38% | ACTORS | 6 | Stars of stage and screen |
| 37% | XXXXXXXXXXX | 11 | Star of "Matewan" and "Lone Star" |
| 37% | ALPACINO | 8 | Star of 4- and 37-Across |
| 37% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and American Hustle |
| 37% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Star of Django Unchained and Dreamgirls |
| 37% | DEVPATEL | 8 | Star of Skins and Slumdog Millionaire |
| 37% | BRIELARSON | 10 | Star of "Room" and "Captain Marvel" |
| 37% | LANDAU | 6 | Star of Crimes and Misdemeanors: Martin __ |