| 100% | STARWARS | 8 | George Lucas' franchise with Yoda, R2-D2 and Leia |
| 34% | STARWARS | 8 | Franchise with Han Solo and Darth Vader |
| 34% | USC | 3 | Campus with buildings named for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg |
| 33% | STARTREK | 8 | Franchise with Spock, James T. Kirk and Scotty |
| 33% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___," George Lucas sci-fi franchise |
| 33% | NCIS | 4 | Franchise with locations in New Orleans and L.A. |
| 33% | KOA | 3 | Franchise with spots for motor homes and RVs (Abbr.) |
| 33% | TOY | 3 | __ Story, Disney franchise with Buzz and Woody |
| 32% | CSI | 3 | Franchise with "Miami," "NY," "Cyber" and "Vegas" versions |
| 32% | STARWARS | 8 | George Lucas's hugely popular sci-fi film franchise (2 wds) |
| 31% | MCU | 3 | Initialism for the Disney franchise with Avengers" and "Thor" |
| 31% | CBS | 3 | Network with "NCIS" and "FBI" franchises |
| 31% | STARWARS | 8 | George Lucas space opera franchise that debuted on May 25, 1977 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PAUL | 4 | He played with John, George, and Ringo |
| 30% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 George Lucas film that launched a sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 30% | XMEN | 4 | Movie franchise with sequels subtitled "Days of Future Past" and "Apocalypse": Hyph. |
| 30% | CSI | 3 | American TV franchise with the spin-offs "Miami," "NY" and "Cyber": Abbr. |
| 30% | GTA | 3 | Video-game franchise with Vice City and San Andreas installments, for short |
| 30% | XMEN | 4 | Film franchise with "First Class" and "Apocalypse" films: Hyph. |
| 29% | SEINFELD | 8 | US sitcom with Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer |
| 29% | GTA | 3 | Video-game franchise with installments set in Vice City and San Andreas, briefly |
| 29% | DROIDS | 6 | R2-D2 and C-3PO, e.g. |
| 29% | ROBOTS | 6 | R2-D2 and C-3PO, for two |
| 29% | ROBOTS | 6 | R2-D2 and Wall-E, e.g. |
| 28% | ROOTS | 5 | Classic miniseries with the characters Kunta Kinte and Chicken George |
| 28% | SUB | 3 | Word with "way" that is a sandwich and salad restaurant franchise |
| 28% | GTA | 3 | Popular game franchise with "Vice City" and "San Andreas" installments: Abbr. |
| 27% | MARIOBROS | 9 | Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 27% | STARWARS | 8 | Sci-fi film franchise featuring Han Solo and Princess Leia (2 wds.) |
| 27% | GMA | 3 | ABC's early show with Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, for short |