| EMPIRE | "300: Rise of an ___," 2014 period action film co-produced by Zack Snyder starring Eva Green |
| EMPIRE | "Ghostbusters: Frozen ___," movie in which a supernatural chill takes over the city, and something perfect for a Halloween movie night |
| EMPIRE | "Ghostbusters: Frozen ___," movie in which a supernatural chill takes over the city, and something perfect for a movie night |
| EMPIRE | "Star Wars" group |
| EMPIRE | "The ___ Strikes Back" |
| EMPIRE | "The ___ Strikes Back" ("Star Wars" sequel) |
| EMPIRE | "The ____ Strikes Back" |
| EMPIRE | "___ State of Mind" (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys duet) |
| EMPIRE | "___ State of Mind" (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys song) |
| EMPIRE | "___ State of Mind," hit song by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys which is dedicated to the titular nickname of New York city |
| EMPIRE | 1964 Andy Warhol film with no actors |
| EMPIRE | 1987 novel by Gore Vidal |
| EMPIRE | 2015-'20 TV hip-hop musical drama |
| EMPIRE | A Khan's concern |
| EMPIRE | A Lee Daniels show starring Taraji P. Henson |
| EMPIRE | American musical drama TV series starring Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, that ended in 2020 |
| EMPIRE | Andy Warhol film comprising one shot of a building |
| EMPIRE | Apple variety |
| EMPIRE | Aptly named apple developed at Cornell |
| EMPIRE | Ashanti, for one |
| EMPIRE | Big, big business |
| EMPIRE | Boardwalk __ starring Steve Buscemi |
| EMPIRE | Boardwalk __ with Steve Buscemi |
| EMPIRE | Britain, Spain or France, once |
| EMPIRE | Business magnate's domain |
| EMPIRE | Business magnate's holdings |
| EMPIRE | Business tycoon's holdings |
| EMPIRE | Byzantine or Ottoman |
| EMPIRE | Caesar's domain |
| EMPIRE | Conqueror's domain |
| EMPIRE | Darth Vader's dominion |
| EMPIRE | Darth Vader's side |
| EMPIRE | Darth Vader's side, with "the" |
| EMPIRE | Darth Veda's side |
| EMPIRE | Darth vader's side |
| EMPIRE | Death Star builders |
| EMPIRE | Domain |
| EMPIRE | Dominion |
| EMPIRE | Dress waistline that came in with Napoleon |
| EMPIRE | Eating apple |
| EMPIRE | Enemy of the Rebel Alliance |
| EMPIRE | Extensive territory ruled by one group or person |
| EMPIRE | Extent of Roman rule |
| EMPIRE | Foe of the Jedi |
| EMPIRE | Former TV series about the hip-hop industry |
| EMPIRE | Fox drama about New York's hip-hop business culture, starring Taraji P. Henson |
| EMPIRE | Furniture style |
| EMPIRE | Galactic ___ ("Star Wars" force) |
| EMPIRE | Group of countries ruled by a single monarch |
| EMPIRE | HRE part |
| EMPIRE | Hit Fox drama starting in 2015 |
| EMPIRE | It's defeated in "Return of the Jedi" |
| EMPIRE | Jedi opposition |
| EMPIRE | Jedi's foe |
| EMPIRE | King Kong climbed New York's __ State Building |
| EMPIRE | Kingdom |
| EMPIRE | Large area controlled by one ruler |
| EMPIRE | Monarchy |
| EMPIRE | Multinational state |
| EMPIRE | Music industry drama series starring Taraji P. Henson |
| EMPIRE | Napoleon's realm, e.g. |
| EMPIRE | Nations united under one ruler |
| EMPIRE | Neoclassic style |
| EMPIRE | New York's ___ State Building |
| EMPIRE | Order of the British ___ |
| EMPIRE | Ottoman, for one |
| EMPIRE | Persia, e.g., once |
| EMPIRE | Point out prime realm |
| EMPIRE | Point to new prime kingdom |
| EMPIRE | Powerful political unit |
| EMPIRE | Prime arrangement with eastern realm |
| EMPIRE | Prime movement by eastern kingdom |
| EMPIRE | Realm |
| EMPIRE | Red apple variety |
| EMPIRE | Regal waistline that starts under the bust |
| EMPIRE | Result of many conquests, perhaps |
| EMPIRE | Roman or Holy Roman |
| EMPIRE | Rome, once |
| EMPIRE | Ruler's realm |
| EMPIRE | Second Star Wars film, The __ Strikes Back |
| EMPIRE | See 1 |
| EMPIRE | See 1 Down |
| EMPIRE | See 21-Across |
| EMPIRE | See 6 |
| EMPIRE | See 90-Down |
| EMPIRE | Sovereign's domain |
| EMPIRE | Style of the White House's Red Room |
| EMPIRE | Sundiata Keita ruled one |
| EMPIRE | TV drama starring Terrence Howard |
| EMPIRE | TV series focused on the Lyon family |
| EMPIRE | TV show with Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon |
| EMPIRE | Territory under one ruler |
| EMPIRE | The "E" of H.R.E. |
| EMPIRE | The British one spread from Australia to Canada |
| EMPIRE | The __ Strikes Back in the Star Wars saga |
| EMPIRE | The __ Strikes Back, second Star Wars released |
| EMPIRE | The ___ State (New York) |
| EMPIRE | This government style lasted 1,500 years in Rome |
| EMPIRE | Tycoon's holdings |
| EMPIRE | Variety of apple |
| EMPIRE | Vast domain |
| EMPIRE | What Darth Vader serves, with "the" |
| EMPIRE | What an emperor rules |
| EMPIRE | Wide domain |
| EMPIRE | Word on many New York license plates |
| EMPIRE | __ State (New York's nickname) |
| EMPIRE | __ State Building, NYC skyscraper |
| EMPIRE | __ of the Sun, film about Japanese internment camp |
| EMPIRE | __ of the Sun, film about a Japanese internment camp |
| EMPIRE | __ waist |
| EMPIRE | ___ Day, former Canadian celebration |
| EMPIRE | ___ State (New York) |
| EMPIRE | ___ State Building |
| EMPIRE | ___ State Building (New York City landmark) |
| EMPIRE | ___ State Building, New York |