| 100% | PERCY | 5 | ___ Weasley, Ron's older brother who became an ally to the Order of the Phoenix |
| 46% | ARTHUR | 6 | ___ Weasley, Ron's father who was a member of the Order of the Phoenix |
| 38% | ROS | 3 | Edmundo ___ who had his Rumba Band in the '40s and '50s and eventually became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| 37% | RON | 3 | Who joins Gryffindor's Quidditch team in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
| 36% | ALBUSDUMBLEDORE | 15 | *Headmaster who founded the Order of the Phoenix |
| 35% | ODIN | 4 | Mythical figure who sacrificed an eye in order to drink from the well of knowledge |
| 35% | JONATHAN | 8 | ___ Byers, Will's older brother who joins the Hawkins Post as an intern |
| 34% | LOIS | 4 | Smith who, in 2021, at the age of ninety, became the oldest winner of an acting Tony |
| 34% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 33% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SIRIUS | 6 | ___ Black, Harry's godfather who was a member of the Order of the Phoenix |
| 32% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | "The Father" star who won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2021, becoming the oldest person to win an acting Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JOELCOEN | 8 | Elder of the brothers who directed Fargo film |
| 31% | ELIAB | 5 | Older brother of King David who argued with him before the slaying of Goliath |
| 31% | GORDIEHOWE | 10 | Hartford Whalers winger who, at age 52 in 1980, became the oldest person to play in an NHL game (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GEORGEBLANDA | 12 | Oakland Raiders placekicker who, at age 48 in 1976, became the oldest person to play in an NFL game (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ARES | 4 | God who becomes the sign of the Ram if you add an I |
| 31% | SATCHELPAIGE | 12 | Kansas City Athletics pitcher who, at age 59 in 1965, became the oldest person to play in an MLB game (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Old Testament prophet to whom the Book of Lamentations is ascribed |
| 31% | CHO | 3 | Chang of Dumbledore's Army, in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
| 31% | EDW | 3 | Prince who's the younger brother of Chas. and who is uncle to Wm. |
| 31% | SEE | 3 | Rhetorical question an old-time gangster might append to the end of many sentences |
| 30% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 30% | APOCRYPHA | 9 | Books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in certain versions of the Bible |
| 30% | RAE | 3 | John —, 19th-century Scottish explorer who authored the book Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847 |
| 30% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" Oscar nominee who earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1983 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BOSC | 4 | Fruit variety whose name becomes that of an artist when you add an H to the end |
| 30% | ERG | 3 | Unit of work that becomes a word meaning "thus" if you add an O to the end |
| 30% | TONKS | 5 | Nymphadora ___, witch with colorful hair who was a member of the Order of the Phoenix |
| 29% | GINNY | 5 | ___ Weasley, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was the sister of Ron Weasley |