| 100% | LIAMNEESON | 10 | Star of the action thriller “Memory,” about an assassin suffering from Alzheimer’s (April, 2022) |
| 35% | JLO | 3 | Star of the 2023 action thriller "The Mother," to fans: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STATE | 5 | "Enemy of the ___," 1998 American action thriller film starring Will Smith as Robert Clayton Dean |
| 31% | DEALBREAKER | 11 | Harlan Coben novel about a sports agent investigating the disappearance of his star client's ex-girlfriend, featuring an Iowa university |
| 31% | BILLNIGHY | 9 | Star of the 2022 film “Living” |
| 30% | SYLVESTER | 9 | Star of The Expendables action series, __ Stallone |
| 30% | WATERS | 6 | "Dark ___," 2019 legal thriller starring Mark Ruffalo about the harmful effects of aquatic pollution |
| 30% | JOHNWICK | 8 | "___ : Chapter 3 - Parabellum," action thriller starring Keanu Reeves that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LAMBS | 5 | "Silence of The ___," 1991 psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme that follows a detective who seeks help from an infamous prisoner |
| 29% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Star of the 1988 action movie "Die Hard": 2 wds. |
| 29% | YETIS | 5 | In April of 2019, an Indian army expedition spotted footprints from these at the Makalu base camp |
| 29% | ANNIE | 5 | 1982 film adaptation of the 1977 Broadway musical about an orphan girl starring Aileen Quinn |
| 29% | INTOTHEBLUE | 11 | Action-thriller film starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba about a sea plane crash off the coast of Bahamas: 3 wds. |
| 29% | TIKKI | 5 | "Rikki-___-Tavi," short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose |
| 29% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 28% | CHAN | 4 | Jackie —, star of the Rush Hour action-comedy film series |
| 28% | SECESSION | 9 | The action of withdrawing from a political state |
| 28% | GLENPOWELL | 10 | Star of the action comedy “Hit Man” (May, 2024) and the disaster-film sequel “Twisters” (July, 2024) |
| 28% | MILES | 5 | "___ Davis: Birth of the Cool," 2019 music documentary about an American Jazz musician's journey |
| 28% | KAYOED | 6 | About 70 of Primo Carnera's opponents suffered the ignominy of being this |
| 28% | ALF | 3 | American sitcom from the '80s about an alien starring Paul Fusco |
| 28% | ERA | 3 | "It's the end of an ___" (line by Joey from "Friends") |
| 28% | LYDIA | 5 | Girl's name derived from the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom |
| 28% | LAPPING | 7 | The action of a cat drinking milk from a saucer |
| 28% | GENEKELLY | 9 | Star of Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris |
| 28% | FRENCH | 6 | Stewart, star of 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| 28% | ASTROLOGY | 9 | Forecast of the future from position of stars |
| 27% | RESULT | 6 | The consequence of an action; outcome |
| 27% | PITT | 4 | Star of the ''Ocean's'' films |
| 27% | PIRATES | 7 | "___ of the Caribbean," action-adventure movie franchise starring Johnny Depp |