| 100% | ARN | 3 | Heir to the throne of Thule, in the comics |
| 56% | SUCCESSOR | 9 | Heir or next in line to the throne |
| 53% | INFANTE | 7 | Son of a king of Spain or Portugal, especially one not heir to the throne |
| 52% | ACTOF | 5 | & 20A Legislation passed in 1701 to regulate succession to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 52% | LAMBERT | 7 | & 9A Pretender to the throne of England crowned in Dublin in May, 1487 as Edward VI |
| 52% | INFANTA | 7 | Formerly, a daughter of a king of Spain or Portugal who was not heir to the throne |
| 52% | KHALEESI | 8 | Title given to the wife of the Dothraki warlord in "Game of Thrones" |
| 51% | NEXT | 4 | With "in" and 41-Down, heir to the throne |
| 51% | ANDREW | 6 | Sixth in line of succession to the British throne |
| 50% | ELDEST | 6 | Heir to the throne |
| 50% | PRINCE | 6 | Heir to the throne |
| 50% | CELSHADING | 10 | Technique often used to make 3D images appear in the style of a comic book |
| 50% | FIRSTBORN | 9 | Heir to the throne, usually |
| 50% | ELDESTSON | 9 | Heir to the throne, traditionally |
| 50% | ESTELLE | 7 | Princess who's second in line of succession to the Swedish throne |
| 49% | DAUPHIN | 7 | Title given to heir apparent of the French throne |
| 49% | ELDEST | 6 | Heir to the throne, as a rule |
| 49% | CROWNPRINCE | 11 | Certain heir to the throne |
| 49% | SOFIA | 5 | Princess ___, young royal who is in the line of succession to the Spanish throne |
| 49% | OSCAR | 5 | Prince ___, young royal who is in the line of succession to the Swedish throne |
| 49% | PRINCEWILLIAM | 13 | Oldest son of 34-Across and heir apparent to the British throne (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ACK | 3 | Cry of surprise in the comics |
| 48% | LIAM | 4 | Prince ___, young royal who is in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg |
| 48% | ESSOS | 5 | Landmass east of Westeros that is home to the Dothraki tribe in "Game of Thrones" |
| 47% | ELDEST | 6 | Like the heir to the throne, usually |
| 47% | HEIR | 4 | __ to the throne; next in line |
| 47% | KNEE | 4 | "Bend the ___" (Daenerys's command to Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones") |
| 47% | TAB | 3 | The key to the left of Q in a keyboard |
| 47% | ALETA | 5 | Queen of the Misty Isles, in the comics |