| 100% | SANTA | 5 | With 3-Down, role for Tim Allen, Ed Asner and Leslie Nielsen |
| 59% | SANTA | 5 | With 8-Across, movie role for Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Billy Bob Thornton and Ed Asner |
| 40% | LOUGRANT | 8 | Role for which Ed Asner won both comedy and drama Emmys |
| 38% | JAMES | 5 | With 3-Down, 2014 role for Chadwick Boseman |
| 35% | OURBODIES | 9 | With 3 Down, groundbreaking book about health and sexuality |
| 33% | LOU | 3 | ___ Grant (former TV role for Ed Asner) |
| 31% | GENE | 4 | With 3-Down, info for interbreeding |
| 31% | LETSMAKELOVE | 12 | Duet by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, released in 2000, that won the couple a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: 3 wds. |
| 30% | TBAR | 4 | With 3-Down, way up for a downhiller |
| 30% | PER | 3 | With 3-Down, for each person, as income |
| 30% | NIGHT | 5 | With 3-Down, unpopular work hours, for many |
| 30% | YOULL | 5 | With 21 Across, 3 Down, 8 Down, and 20 Down, response to Ralphie's request for a BB gun in "A Christmas Story" |
| 30% | EMO | 3 | With 100 Down, fusion genre for Juice Wrld and Yung Lean |
| 30% | BOARD | 5 | With 3-Down, non-screen options for family night |
| 30% | GREAT | 5 | With 3-Down, HOMES is a mnemonic for them |
| 30% | SNAKE | 5 | With 3- and 4-Down, treacherous person |
| 29% | MILEY | 5 | With 3-Down, MTV's Artist of the Year for 2013 |
| 29% | TIC | 3 | With 3 Down, Certs alternative |
| 29% | CRAZY | 5 | With 3-Down, Emmy-winning role on "Orange is the New Black" |
| 29% | BATMAN | 6 | With 51-Across, roles for 17-, 38- and 62-Across |
| 28% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 28% | FACE | 4 | With 3-Down, jack, queen and king |
| 28% | LOU | 3 | Role for Ed |
| 27% | PRINT | 5 | With 3-Down, newspapers, magazines and the like |
| 27% | ALAN | 4 | With 3 Down, ''M*A*S*H'' star |
| 27% | KNOPE | 5 | Leslie ___, role for Amy Poehler on "Parks and Recreation" |
| 27% | SANTA | 5 | Ed Asner's "Elf" role |
| 27% | CHEWTHEFAT | 10 | To have a long, friendly conversation with someone ("Let's meet for coffee and ___!"): 3 wds. |
| 27% | NESS | 4 | Role for Stack and Costner |
| 27% | SHERLOCK | 8 | Role for Basil and Benedict |