| 100% | GALAXY | 6 | Group of stars such as the Milky Way |
| 54% | ORIONSBELT | 10 | Group of stars also known as the Three Kings |
| 45% | ALIST | 5 | Group of stars shining the brightest? |
| 44% | GALACTIC | 8 | Of the Milky Way |
| 44% | STARS | 5 | The Milky Way has around 100 billion of them |
| 44% | GALAXY | 6 | Groups of stars and matter found in the universe |
| 44% | OCTET | 5 | Group of eight, such as 5-Down |
| 43% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of players in a tourney, such as the LA Lakers |
| 43% | STAR | 4 | The Milky Way Galaxy has around 400 billion of this |
| 43% | AUSPICES | 8 | Support, such as the Medici patronage of artists |
| 43% | GALACTIC | 8 | Of the Milky Way, e.g. |
| 42% | EFT | 3 | Terrestrial newt such as the red — of North America |
| 42% | ICEPLANT | 8 | Succulent such as the Hottentot fig of South Africa |
| 42% | DITTANY | 7 | Aromatic plant such as the pink-flowered — of Crete |
| 42% | OCEAN | 5 | Body of water such as the Atlantic |
| 42% | BAY | 3 | Body of water such as the Chesapeake |
| 42% | AQUILA | 6 | Constellation in the Milky Way whose brightest star is Altair |
| 42% | SATELLITEGALAXY | 15 | *One of about 50 orbiting the Milky Way |
| 42% | PHASE | 5 | Period of time such as the "terrible twos" |
| 42% | CEDE | 4 | Relinquish, as the right of way |
| 42% | ASTEROID | 8 | Item such as Pitbull (which came within 25,000 miles of Earth in September) or the answer to any of the six starred clues |
| 41% | ERGOT | 5 | Group of fungi such as that which grows on rye and related plants |
| 41% | TREEFROG | 8 | Arboreal amphibian such as the gray — of the US and Canada |
| 41% | ALCAZAR | 7 | Moorish castle or palace in Spain such as the — of Segovia |
| 41% | OARFISH | 7 | Elongated marine fish such as the king of herrings or giant — |
| 41% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 41% | ARTSCHOOL | 9 | Place of learning such as the Bauhaus or Slade |
| 41% | ERNE | 4 | Bird of prey such as the white-tailed eagle |
| 41% | CARAMEL | 7 | Center of the Milky Way? |
| 41% | STAR | 4 | Bit of the Milky Way |