| 100% | MICHAELK | 8 | With 34-Across, "The Wire" actor who plays Bobby McCray on "When They See Us": 2 wds. |
| 50% | AUNJANUEELLIS | 13 | "Quantico" actress who plays Sharone Salaam on the Netflix miniseries "When They See Us": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JOHNLEGUIZAMO | 13 | "Ice Age" actor who plays Raymond Santana, Sr., on "When They See Us": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JIMMIEWALKER | 12 | Actor who played J.J. Evans, the character with the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times": 2 wds. |
| 44% | JAYNEATKINSON | 13 | "House of Cards" actress who plays the U.S. Attorney General on 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JUSTINBALDONI | 13 | "Jane the Virgin" actor who plays Ryle in "It Ends With Us": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROBERTSEAN | 10 | With 25-Across, actor who played Dr. James Wilson (based on 47-Across) on the Fox series "House": 2 wds. |
| 43% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays the lead role on 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "The Mandalorian" actor who plays Joel on the 2023 HBO series "The Last of Us" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title role on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "The Mandalorian" actor who plays Joel on the HBO series "The Last of Us" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHRISSULLIVAN | 13 | "The Knick" actor who plays Toby Damon on "This Is Us": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JUSTINHARTLEY | 13 | "The Young and the Restless" actor who plays Kevin Pearson on "This Is Us": 2 wds. |
| 41% | HUDSONYANG | 10 | Actor who plays 36-Across on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | VICTAYBACK | 10 | Actor who played diner owner Mel on the sitcom "Alice": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | Oscar-winning actor who played a man in love with a tiny doll on "The Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays Louis, the dad on "Fresh Off the Boat": 2 wds. |
| 41% | DANNYBONADUCE | 13 | Actor who played the wisecracking middle child on "The Partridge Family": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SETHGREEN | 9 | Actor who played Daniel "Oz" Osbourne on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": 2 wds. |
| 41% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | Actor who played child prodigy Malcolm on "Malcolm in the Middle": 2 wds. |
| 41% | WENDELLPIERCE | 13 | "The Wire" actor who plays an NYPD captain on "Elsbeth" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BOYDHOLBROOK | 12 | "Logan" actor who plays the Corinthian on "The Sandman": 2 wds. |