| 100% | PRIDE | 5 | "A whizzing rocket that would emulate a star," per Wordsworth |
| 32% | HANSOLO | 7 | Role that made Ford a star |
| 32% | TKO | 3 | Letters that will stop a fight |
| 32% | LARVA | 5 | Caterpillar that will be a butterfly |
| 32% | STARFISH | 8 | Sea animal that looks like a star |
| 32% | SILENCER | 8 | Item that will stop a firearm report? |
| 32% | BOT | 3 | Something that will fail a CAPTCHA, hopefully |
| 32% | BRIER | 5 | Flora that will create a prickly situation |
| 32% | IDO | 3 | Words that will end a single life |
| 31% | ACT | 3 | Emulate a movie star, say |
| 31% | DRILL | 5 | A tool that will bore |
| 31% | HEIRS | 5 | Those listed in a will |
| 31% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 31% | WAXFRUIT | 8 | Pretty decoration that would leave a bad taste |
| 31% | CHRISTMASTREE | 13 | Fir that might have a star on top |
| 31% | ARETOO | 6 | Retort that sounds like a Star Wars droid |
| 31% | LIFE | 4 | "Bad Boys For ___," American action comedy film starring Will Smith that had a digital release in 2020 |
| 31% | ASTERISK | 8 | Star that may indicate a footnote |
| 31% | CID | 3 | A___ is a corrosive substance that will burn anything it touches |
| 31% | IMPATIENCE | 10 | Bad attribute that would make a really lousy waiter |
| 31% | TOGO | 4 | Like a restaurant order that will be enjoyed elsewhere |
| 31% | LIMO | 4 | Car that might take a star to the Oscars |
| 30% | SPIDERCRAB | 10 | A monster that will chill your blood! |
| 30% | SUN | 3 | Star that sounds like a family member |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Stone that's a star |
| 30% | POSSE | 5 | Group that follows a star? |
| 30% | MANGO | 5 | Tropical delight with a golden flesh that will make a luscious addition to 37d |
| 30% | BIO | 3 | A college class that would teach you about DNA, for example: Abbr |
| 30% | NOPETS | 6 | Apartment rule that would annoy a dog owner: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SLEET | 5 | Weather conditions that would generate a METAR code of RASN |