| 100% | ALAN | 4 | With 36-Across, "Bridge of Spies" actor |
| 64% | YOGI | 4 | With 36 Across, source of quote |
| 58% | ALANALDA | 8 | "Bridge of Spies" actor |
| 58% | ALDA | 4 | "Bridge of Spies" actor |
| 57% | ALDA | 4 | "Bridge of Spies" actor Alan |
| 57% | TOM | 3 | "Bridge of Spies" actor Hanks |
| 57% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |
| 55% | ECCE | 4 | With 36-Across, a depiction of Jesus |
| 55% | FEDERAL | 7 | With 36-Across, source of some notes |
| 52% | NOT | 3 | With 36 Across, ''Unacceptable'' |
| 52% | YOUCANTMAKE | 11 | With 36 Across, ''Really!'' |
| 52% | FOOLSRUSHIN | 11 | With 36- and 59-Across, words of Alexander Pope |
| 51% | BEAU | 4 | Actor Bridges of 46-Across |
| 51% | HBO | 3 | With 36 Across, Netflix alternative |
| 51% | BRYAN | 5 | With 36-Across, "Summer of '69" singer with the 1985 song "Heaven" |
| 51% | IFMY | 4 | With 36- and 43-Across, second line of the poem |
| 50% | TIN | 3 | With 36 Across, rapper's woe |
| 50% | MARKRYLANCE | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who plays Mr. Dawson in 2017's "Dunkirk" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | JASON | 5 | With 36-Across, Honolulu-born actor who played the title role in "Aquaman" |
| 50% | STORM | 5 | With 36- and 53-Down, translation of 38-/40-/41-Across |
| 50% | SAL | 3 | With 17-Across, "Giant" actor of 1956 |
| 50% | SEVILLE | 7 | With 36 Across, Don Juan's hometown |
| 50% | AUSTINSTOWELL | 13 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who stars as a young Jethro on "NCIS: Origins": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHARLES | 7 | With 36-Across, real name of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" author Lewis Carroll |
| 49% | RED | 3 | With 36 Across, accountant's need, or bane |
| 49% | NOAHSCHNAPP | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who plays Will Byers in the Netflix series "Stranger Things" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | IOLANI | 6 | With 36-Across, only official residence of a reigning monarch now in the United States |
| 49% | GARRY | 5 | With 36-Across, first host of "I've Got a Secret," which debuted in 1952 |
| 49% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 36-Across, statistical feat that typically involves the number of points, rebounds, and assists |
| 48% | SKATE | 5 | 36 Across with wheels |