| 100% | HANSOLO | 7 | In the original cut of Star Wars, he shot first |
| 43% | DARTHVADER | 10 | Primary antagonist in the original trilogy of "Star Wars" who saves his son, Luke Skywalker, by sacrificing his life: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OER | 3 | Contraction sung twice in the first verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
| 40% | LEIA | 4 | First name of General Organa in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 40% | XXXXXX | 6 | First part of a name in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 40% | ASSAD | 5 | The U.N. accused him of war crimes in 2013 |
| 40% | MEETS | 5 | Star Wars: Where Science ___ Imagination, series-inspired attraction in the Museum of Science in Boston |
| 40% | YODA | 4 | Jedi trainer voiced by Frank Oz in the Star Wars series of films |
| 40% | RETURN | 6 | __ of the Jedi has the first Ewoks in Star Wars |
| 40% | CHELSEAGRAMMAR | 14 | Star of a sitcom in which the First Daughter learns syntax? |
| 40% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 40% | SHELBY | 6 | Isaac —, officer in the American War of Independence; first and fifth Governor of Kentucky |
| 38% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Guinness, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original "Star Wars" trilogy |
| 38% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original "Star Wars" trilogy |
| 38% | NETSCAPE | 8 | Competitor in the "first browser war" of the 1990s |
| 38% | RECUT | 5 | Like the 1997 Special Edition of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in which Greedo shoots first |
| 38% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 38% | JACKMAN | 7 | Actor Hugh who married the star of the first TV show he appeared on |
| 38% | ELOCUTIONPHRASE | 15 | Exercise in pronunciation ... like the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | JANET | 5 | First name of the original Wasp in "Ant-Man and the Wasp" |
| 37% | JEDI | 4 | Last word in the titles of two "Star Wars" movies |
| 37% | ALLISTRUE | 9 | Original title of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" (the latter not used until the First Folio in 1623) |
| 37% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Oscar-winning actor who played 46-Across in the original "Star Wars" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 37% | XRAY | 4 | Discovery of Wilhelm Roentgen, which earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 |
| 37% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "Vice" singer who came in third on the first season of "Nashville Star": 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 37% | FAR | 3 | Word repeated in the openings of all the "Star Wars" movies |
| 37% | BEAN | 4 | Sean who starred in the first season of "Game of Thrones" |
| 37% | ICECUBE | 7 | Rapper who stars in the 2025 movie War of the Worlds |