| 100% | NUCKYTHOMPSON | 13 | Steve Buscemi plays this antihero on "Boardwalk Empire": 2 wds. |
| 58% | NUCKYTHOMPSON | 13 | The name of the character Steve Buscemi played on the hit TV series "Boardwalk Empire": 2 wds. |
| 58% | REDREDDINGTON | 13 | James Spader plays this antihero on "The Blacklist": 2 wds. |
| 58% | NICHOLASBRODY | 13 | Damian Lewis played this antihero on "Homeland": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SHEAWHIGHAM | 11 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays bureaucrat Thomas Carrasco on the Amazon series "Homecoming" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BOBBYCANNAVALE | 14 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays husband Dean on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RESERVOIRDOGS | 13 | 1992 heist film in which Steve Buscemi plays a criminal nicknamed Mr. Pink: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | 2001 black comedy in which Steve Buscemi plays a lonely man named Seymour: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Sitcom on which Steve Carell played Michael Scott: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEVEBUSCEMI | 12 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who played God on the first season of the TBS series "Miracle Workers" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CLAIREDUNPHY | 12 | Julie Bowen has won two Emmys playing this character on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CAMERONTUCKER | 13 | Eric Stonestreet has won two Emmys playing this character on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEWALTONS | 10 | Michael Learned played the mom on this show that debuted in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FAMILYTIES | 10 | Meredith Baxter played the mom on this show that debuted in 1982: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SHEAWHIGHAM | 11 | "Boardwalk Empire" actor who plays Pete Strickland on "Perry Mason" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays this universe's Batman in "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 34% | RELIEFPITCHER | 13 | 19-Across played this position for most of his baseball career: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FREDMACMURRAY | 13 | He played Steve Douglas, the dad on "My Three Sons": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JAREDPADALECKI | 14 | He plays Sam Winchester on 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JENSENACKLES | 12 | He plays Dean Winchester on 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | He plays Tyrion Lannister on 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAYMONDBURR | 11 | He played Perry Mason on "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BARBARAHALE | 11 | She played Della Street on "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 32% | WILLIAMHOPPER | 13 | He played Paul Drake on "Perry Mason" 2 wds. |
| 32% | DELTABURKE | 10 | She played Suzanne Sugarbaker on "Designing Women": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MESHACHTAYLOR | 13 | He played Anthony Bouvier on "Designing Women": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ABEVIGODA | 9 | He played Sergeant Fish on "Barney Miller": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JACKSOO | 7 | He played Sergeant Yemana on "Barney Miller": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAXGAIL | 7 | He played Detective Wojciehowicz on "Barney Miller": 2 wds. |
| 32% | FIRSTBASEMAN | 12 | Position that Steve Pearce plays: 2 wds. |