| 100% | STONE | 5 | "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ___," 2001 movie where the wizards make use of the fireplace to magically travel to places |
| 34% | HARRY | 5 | "___ Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," movie where the main cast was made to look older for a flash-forward scene |
| 34% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 33% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Columbus, director of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" |
| 32% | IRISHMAN | 8 | "The ___," 2019 movie where the characters of De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci's younger selves were featured using digital de-ageing |
| 31% | HAIRSALON | 9 | Permanent place ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 30% | AZKABAN | 7 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of __ |
| 30% | AMBER | 5 | Harry Potter and the Ch____ of Secrets |
| 30% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 30% | ORLANDO | 7 | Florida city that is home to Disney World and the Magical World of Harry Potter |
| 30% | KITCHEN | 7 | "Heart of the home," where flames dance and ingredients collide to make a sumptuous meal! |
| 29% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 29% | AHEADOFTHEGAME | 14 | In an advantageous position, or where both halves of the answers to 20-, 26-, and 44-Across can be placed? |
| 29% | TAKEALETTER | 11 | Dictator's order, and how to make sense of the answers to the starred clues, in two ways |
| 29% | SPELLBOOK | 9 | Wizard's reference, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues do |
| 28% | EMMA | 4 | Daniel and Rupert's costar in the Harry Potter movies |
| 28% | HARRY | 5 | "___ Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" |
| 28% | ORLANDO | 7 | Florida city that's home to the Magical World of Harry Potter |
| 28% | NOSE | 4 | Snakelike part of Lord Voldemort's face, in the Harry Potter movies |
| 28% | ESPARTO | 7 | Grass of S Europe and N Africa that yields a fibre used to make rope and mats |
| 28% | STL | 3 | Where the MLB's Cardinals are, and where the NFL's Cardinals used to be |
| 28% | ORDER | 5 | "Harry Potter and the ___ of the Phoenix" (fifth installment in the Harry Potter series) |
| 28% | INN | 3 | Place to get more spell energy in the game "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" |
| 28% | PENSIEVE | 8 | Magical basin used to view one's memories in the Harry Potter books |
| 27% | ALIST | 5 | Hollywood's crème de la crème ... and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues? |
| 27% | OLIVER | 6 | Comedian John who is said to resemble a love child of Harry Potter and Owl from "Winnie-the-Pooh" |
| 27% | ISAACS | 6 | Jason of the Harry Potter movies |
| 27% | FANG | 4 | Rubeus Hagrid's boarhound - "a bloody coward" according to Hagrid - of the Harry Potter series |
| 27% | DEBUG | 5 | Work on software, and work to make sense of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 27% | REHAB | 5 | Place to get clean and also the title of 16a's signature song |