| 100% | XXXXXX | 6 | First part of a name in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 68% | LEIA | 4 | First name of General Organa in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 57% | ANI | 3 | Nickname of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars universe |
| 55% | AIRMAN | 6 | Part of a Tuskegee-trained force in the Second World War |
| 54% | ANSEL | 5 | First name in the name of a Yosemite peak |
| 53% | HANSOLO | 7 | In the original cut of Star Wars, he shot first |
| 53% | OUTSWAM | 7 | Defeated in the first part of a triathlon |
| 53% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 53% | DETOO | 5 | Part of a "Star Wars" name |
| 53% | OBI | 3 | Part of a "Star Wars" name |
| 53% | HAMILLSTONE | 11 | Mineral named in honor of a "Star Wars" star? |
| 52% | DROIDS | 6 | Robots in the Star Wars universe |
| 52% | CHELSEAGRAMMAR | 14 | Star of a sitcom in which the First Daughter learns syntax? |
| 52% | MONA | 4 | Part of a name in a da Vinci masterpiece |
| 52% | DROID | 5 | Intelligent robot in the Star Wars universe |
| 52% | ENDOR | 5 | Forest moon in the Star Wars universe |
| 52% | DARTH | 5 | ___ Maul (villain in the Star Wars universe) |
| 51% | MONA | 4 | First name of the woman in a famously mysterious portrait |
| 50% | VERSE | 5 | Part of a chapter in the Bible |
| 50% | LITE | 4 | First word in the rhyming name of a peg toy |
| 50% | COCA | 4 | First part of a soft drink's name |
| 50% | LIAM | 4 | First name of the actor who did a cameo as the voice of Qui-Gon in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 49% | ANDCO | 5 | Last part of some business names, or a hint regarding the first word of six clues |
| 49% | RIB | 3 | Part of a "cage" in the chest |
| 49% | TONI | 4 | First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 49% | LOOPDELOOPS | 11 | Upside-down parts of a roller coaster ride — represented twice in the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 49% | RECUT | 5 | Like the 1997 Special Edition of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in which Greedo shoots first |
| 49% | ADRAMACRITICIS | 14 | Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters |
| 48% | ARM | 3 | Part of a "fence" in the game Red Rover |
| 48% | ARM | 3 | Part of a “fence” in the game Red Rover |