| 100% | PATTON | 6 | With 31-Across, "The King of Queens" actor who plays Principal Durbin on "A.P. Bio" |
| 52% | OSWALT | 6 | Comedian Patton who plays Principal Durbin on "A.P. Bio" |
| 45% | JAYHERNANDEZ | 12 | "Scandal" actor who plays Magnum on the 2018 reboot of "Magnum, P.I." (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CARLOSVALDES | 12 | Actor who plays Cisco Ramon on "The Flash" which is a part of the Arrowverse: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BEST | 4 | James ___, actor who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the action-comedy series "The Dukes of Hazzard" |
| 44% | PATTONOSWALT | 12 | "The King of Queens" actor who narrates 18-Across as the present-day adult Adam: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRAD | 4 | With 34-Across, "Moneyball" actor who plays a rescuer of the novelist in "The Lost City" |
| 43% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 17-Across, "Masters of Sex" actor who plays the angel Aziraphale on 30-Across |
| 42% | WARREN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who played Clyde, one of the title characters on the run in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 42% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DALY | 4 | Actor Tim who plays a football team owner on the revival of "The Game" |
| 41% | GARRETTMORRIS | 13 | "2 Broke Girls" actor who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ADAMWEST | 8 | Actor who played the part of Batman on TV |
| 41% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RACHEL | 6 | With 31-Across, Debbie Downer portrayer on "SNL" who wrote the memoir "Girl Walks Into a Bar ..." |
| 41% | PAUL | 4 | With 50-Across, "Ant-Man" actor who plays a murdered Hollywood actor on "Only Murders in the Building" |
| 41% | GLENNHOWERTON | 13 | "It's Always Sunny ..." actor who plays a biology teacher on NBC's "A.P. Bio": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 40% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WILLIAM | 7 | With 37-Across, actor who played Principal George Feeny on "Boy Meets World" |
| 40% | DAFOE | 5 | Actor Willem who plays a suspect on the 34-Across |
| 40% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | Oscar-winning actor who played a man in love with a tiny doll on "The Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, real name of The Flash, played by Grant Gustin on the CW's "The Flash" |
| 40% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny who plays a murder victim on the 34-Across |
| 40% | HOPEDAVIS | 9 | "Wayward Pines" actress who plays the wife of a mob boss on 54-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | STEPHENAMELL | 12 | Actor who plays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW's "Arrow" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRUCECAMPBELL | 13 | Actor who played the role of Ronald Reagan on FX's TV show "Fargo" |