| 100% | PETERLORRE | 10 | Villain portrayer in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Portrayer of Humphrey Bogart's former lover in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | "How to Get Away With Murder" actress who stars in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JAVIERBARDEM | 12 | "Skyfall" villain portrayer who plays Captain Salazar in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales": 2 wds. |
| 55% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | "Homeland" actor who plays Irwin in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | "Soap" actor who voices Mike in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | WINONARYDER | 11 | "Heathers" actress who played Lydia in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Portrayer of the new villain Krall in "Star Trek Beyond": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DAMONWAYANS | 11 | 29-Across portrayer in the Fox series "Lethal Weapon": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DANNYGLOVER | 11 | 29-Across portrayer in the 1987 film "Lethal Weapon": 2 wds. |
| 54% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "The Last Jedi" actor who plays Will in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JOHNGOODMAN | 11 | "The Righteous Gemstones" actor who voices Sulley in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "The Twilight Saga" actress who plays Sara Howard in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | "Mr. Mom" actor who played the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | DANIELBRUHL | 11 | "The Zookeeper's Wife" actor who plays Laszlo Kreizler in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Pulp Fiction" actor who plays loan shark Chili Palmer in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | EMMAWATSON | 10 | Hermione Granger portrayer in the Harry Potter films: 2 wds. |
| 51% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | Lex Luthor portrayer in the 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 50% | RENERUSSO | 9 | "The Thomas Crown Affair" actress who plays B-movie actress Karen Flores in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | Lex Luthor portrayer in the 2006 film "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JESSEEISENBERG | 14 | Lex Luthor portrayer in the upcoming film "Justice League": 2 wds. |
| 50% | CHRISPINE | 9 | Steve Trevor's portrayer in the "Wonder Woman" films: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PAMGRIER | 8 | Jackie Brown's portrayer in "Jackie Brown": 2 wds. |
| 50% | OLIVIACOLMAN | 12 | "The Lobster" actress who won a 2019 Golden Globe Award for her role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | BEERTAP | 7 | Keg attachment in a 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Maleficent's portrayer in "Maleficent," a retelling of "Sleeping Beauty": 2 wds. |
| 49% | VINDIESEL | 9 | Dominic Toretto's portrayer in the "Fast and Furious" films: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | Portrayer of Sugar Kane in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | WILLIAMSADLER | 13 | Portrayer of Colonel Stuart, the villain in "Die Hard 2": 2 wds. |