| 100% | THEMARTIAN | 10 | Sci-fi hit whose tagline is "Bring him home" |
| 49% | HANSOLO | 7 | Sci-fi hero whose home planet is Corellia |
| 40% | ASTRODOME | 9 | Stadium whose first home run was hit by Mickey Mantle |
| 38% | UHURA | 5 | Sci-fi lieutenant whose first name is Nyota |
| 37% | TRON | 4 | Sci-fi franchise whose upcoming third film is subtitled "Ares" |
| 37% | ASTRODOME | 9 | Stadium whose first homer was hit by Mickey Mantle in an exhibition game in 1965 |
| 37% | MIB | 3 | Sci-fi film series whose 2019 installment is subtitled "International," familiarly |
| 36% | ANI | 3 | Sci-fi character whose mother is Shmi |
| 36% | PAULSIMON | 9 | Singer whose 1986 hit album 36-Across was named for 28-Across's home (2 wds.) |
| 36% | EWOK | 4 | Sci-fi creature whose name can be spelled with letters in Wookiee |
| 36% | CATAN | 5 | Board game whose tagline is "trade, build, settle" |
| 35% | IROBOT | 6 | Classic sci-fi anthology whose first story is titled "Robbie" |
| 35% | TOR | 3 | Sci-fi publisher whose logo is a rocky peak |
| 35% | RAID | 4 | Bug spray brand whose tagline is "Kills Bugs Dead" |
| 35% | ONBASE | 6 | Hoping to be brought home |
| 35% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Classic sci-fi novel whose title character is a mad scientist |
| 34% | MARMITE | 7 | Bread spread whose tagline is "Love it or hate it" |
| 34% | MIB | 3 | Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones sci-fi hit, for short |
| 34% | NEWRULES | 8 | Dua Lipa hit whose title instructions are “Don’t pick up the phone,” “Don’t let him in,” and “Don’t be his friend” |
| 34% | LANDOCALRISSIAN | 15 | Sci-fi character whose name is an anagram of CAROLINA ISLANDS |
| 34% | THEHELP | 7 | Viola Davis film whose tagline was "Change begins with a whisper" |
| 33% | VISA | 4 | American financial services company whose tagline is "Everywhere you want to be" |
| 33% | THEHANGOVER | 11 | 2009 comedy whose tagline is "Some guys just can't handle Vegas" |
| 33% | TOR | 3 | Sci-fi/fantasy publisher whose logo is a mountain peak |
| 33% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 rock hit whose second half is instrumental |
| 33% | DANIELX | 7 | Sci-fi series, cowritten by 16-Across, whose title hero is an alien teenage boy: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DONNA | 5 | 1958 hit whose B-side was "La Bamba" |
| 33% | MYSHARONA | 9 | 1979 hit whose title is stuttered |
| 33% | ASOS | 4 | British retailer whose tagline was "Buy what you see on film and TV" |
| 32% | ERESTU | 6 | 1974 hit whose title translates to "It Is You" |