| 100% | ROLE | 4 | What a director gives to a new actor in a film |
| 56% | PECKPERFORMANCE | 15 | What actor Gregory gave when he starred in a film? |
| 51% | SCORE | 5 | What a judge gives to a contestant in a competition |
| 49% | CUT | 3 | What a director yells to stop filming a scene |
| 46% | DIALM | 5 | What to do "for murder" in a Hitchcock film |
| 44% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | Last actor to smoke onscreen as 15-Across in a film (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CAST | 4 | Actors in a film |
| 43% | ACTOR | 5 | What a waiter in New York or Los Angeles might aspire to be |
| 43% | BUONO | 5 | Victor —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? |
| 43% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | Last Bond actor to smoke onscreen in a Bond film (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PAW | 3 | What a dog gives to "shake" |
| 42% | PLOTHOOK | 8 | What a GM uses to get players involved in a story |
| 42% | WINTERARC | 9 | Season-long alternative to a New Year's resolution, or what the letters in the shaded squares represent? |
| 42% | TOW | 3 | What a tugboat gives to another boat |
| 41% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance, as a new actor in a movie, say |
| 41% | CUT | 3 | What a director yells to stop a scene |
| 41% | CUT | 3 | What a director says to end a scene |
| 41% | CUT | 3 | What a director shouts to end a take |
| 41% | CUT | 3 | What a director yells to end the scene? |
| 41% | DIRECT | 6 | Supervise the actors in a film |
| 41% | CAST | 4 | Group of actors in a film |
| 41% | CAST | 4 | Collection of actors in a film |
| 41% | TONY | 4 | Award given to a Broadway actor |
| 41% | ROLES | 5 | Parts of different actors in a film |
| 40% | SAW | 3 | What a magician uses to cut his assistant in half |
| 40% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | Actor known for playing a DC superhero who will be seen in the new "Mission: Impossible" film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEED | 4 | Card given to a property purchaser in Monopoly |
| 40% | LABRAT | 6 | Name given to a rodent used in experimentation |
| 40% | HANDICAP | 8 | Disadvantage given to a better player in golf |
| 40% | BEHINDTHETIMES | 14 | Beaten to a news scoop in Los Angeles? |