| 100% | JESSI | 5 | With 67- & 69-Across, role that garnered 12 consecutive unsuccessful Emmy nominations, 1985-96 |
| 27% | ITSPAT | 6 | 1994 SNL-based bomb that garnered five 83 Across nominations |
| 25% | DARK | 4 | With 12 Across, period that followed the fall of the Roman Empire |
| 25% | ALIAS | 5 | Jennifer Garner show that garnered four Emmy nominations |
| 24% | DOLL | 4 | "Russian ___," Netflix series with a female lead that received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations |
| 23% | ASIDE | 5 | Comment that might start with 96-Across |
| 23% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand that rhymes with 12-Across |
| 23% | POTTED | 6 | With 67 Across, lobby plants |
| 23% | SATUR | 5 | With 12-Across, Ancient Roman festival that upended social norms |
| 22% | YOU | 3 | With 67-Across, "That's not true!" |
| 21% | HAN | 3 | With 51 Across, Ford role |
| 21% | WILD | 4 | With 12 Across, American frontier |
| 21% | ITS | 3 | With 12-Down, "Gimme that!" |
| 21% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 21% | STOP | 4 | With 12 Across, octagonal traffic marker |
| 21% | OPIE | 4 | 1960s sitcom role that sounds like two consecutive letters |
| 21% | PLACEA | 6 | With 96 Across, play roulette, for example |
| 21% | BOOT | 4 | With 12 Across, place for basic training |
| 21% | TATIANA | 7 | With 41-Across, Emmy-winning actress who has played eleven roles (so far) in 28-Across |
| 20% | IRMA | 4 | Shirley's 1963 role that earned her an Oscar nomination |
| 20% | HOT | 3 | With 12 Across, another name for 22 Across |
| 20% | POTATO | 6 | Food that rhymes with 13 Across |
| 20% | TOMATO | 6 | Food that rhymes with 20 Across |
| 20% | UNDER | 5 | With 67-Across, sworn |
| 20% | BEAR | 4 | Show that recently received a record 23 Emmy nominations, with "The" |
| 20% | MISTER | 6 | With 40 Across, Hanks' role in 17/64 Across |
| 20% | TOMORROWISALONG | 15 | With 69 Across, Bob Dylan song about the future |
| 20% | ABBE | 4 | With 12 Across, singer and actress born Abigail Lassman |
| 20% | SHAPE | 5 | With 53-Across, song by Ed Sheeran that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks in 2017 |
| 20% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Actress with five Oscar nominations (and one win, for her role in 39-Across) (2 wds.) |