| 100% | STALLONE | 8 | Sylvester ___, actor who spent time working as a physical education teacher in Switzerland |
| 55% | HUGH | 4 | ___ Jackman, actor who spent a gap year working as a physical education teacher |
| 40% | JAMESNAISMITH | 13 | Physical education teacher who invented a popular indoor sport in 1891: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GOSLING | 7 | Ryan ___, actor who played a teacher in "Half Nelson" |
| 32% | FIERI | 5 | Guy who spends a lot of time in the kitchen |
| 32% | BALE | 4 | Christian ___, "Batman" actor who trained in ballet as a child |
| 32% | REF | 3 | One who spends a lot of time making calls at work |
| 32% | BERNE | 5 | Where Einstein worked as a patent examiner while he figured out relativity in his spare time |
| 31% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ Nunez, "The Office" actor who cameoed in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" as a doctor |
| 31% | PITT | 4 | Actor Brad who has a cameo as Vanisher in "Deadpool 2" |
| 31% | KEN | 3 | Comic actor Jeong who used to work as a doctor |
| 31% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 30% | STERLING | 8 | ___ K. Brown, "This Is Us" actor who cameoed in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" as a suspect |
| 30% | EJIOFOR | 7 | Actor Chiwetel who stars as 14-/18-Across in "12 Years a Slave" |
| 30% | ANDYSAMBERG | 11 | Actor who plays a wedding guest who's stuck in a time loop in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PITT | 4 | Actor who won an Oscar for his supporting role in 2019’s “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” |
| 30% | DOM | 3 | Actor DeLuise who has a cameo as Bernie the Agent in "The Muppet Movie" |
| 30% | ALEXNEWELL | 10 | Actor who won a Tony in 2023 for their role as Lulu in the Broadway musical "Shucked": 2 wds. |
| 30% | EFFECT | 6 | "The Butterfly ___," 2004 film starring Ashton Kutcher as a college student who can travel back in time |
| 30% | HARVEY | 6 | With 34-Across, "Reservoir Dogs" actor who served as a Marine in Lebanon during Operation Blue Bat |
| 29% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who starred as Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DEATH | 5 | "Happy ___ Day," 2017 film starring Jessica Rothe as a college student who is stuck in a time loop |
| 29% | DULLEA | 6 | Keir —, US actor who starred as Dr Dave Bowman in 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| 29% | IAN | 3 | ___ McShane, "Deadwood" actor who made a guest appearance as the voice of Captain Hook in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 29% | CRAIG | 5 | ___ Robinson, "The Office" actor who made a guest appearance as the voice of Cookie in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 29% | USHER | 5 | Work as a seater in a wedding |
| 29% | COLIN | 5 | With 32-Across, actor who won a Best Actor Oscar as King George VI in "The King's Speech" |
| 29% | LEAUD | 5 | Jean-Pierre —, actor who starred as Antoine Doinel in a series of films including 1959's The 400 Blows |
| 29% | KUMAILNANJIANI | 14 | "Silicon Valley" actor who starred as a semifictional version of himself in 2017's "The Big Sick": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PARE | 4 | Actor Michael ___, once a chef in NYC, who starred as Cody in 2008's "Road to Hell" |