| 100% | DROID | 5 | Sci-fi term that refers to a robot in human-like form, popularized by "Star Wars" |
| 50% | ZERO | 4 | ___ gravity, sci-fi term that refers to a state where gravity has no effect, popularized by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 36% | CLONE | 5 | Sci-fi term that refers to an artificially duplicated person |
| 34% | BIRDIE | 6 | Term that refers to a golf score that is one less than par |
| 34% | BRICK | 5 | ___ Gothic, term that refers to a specific subset of Gothic architecture |
| 32% | SIGMA | 5 | Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang |
| 32% | DAY | 3 | "The ___ the Earth Stood Still," 2008 sci-fi film directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Keanu Reeves in which an alien is sent to Earth to change human behaviour |
| 32% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, in a term paper |
| 32% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
| 32% | HIVE | 4 | ___ mind, sci-fi phrase that refers to a collective alien intelligence |
| 31% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 31% | STAND | 5 | "Please ___ By," 2017 film starring Dakota Fanning that sounds like a customer support executive about to put you on hold |
| 31% | EWOK | 4 | Star Wars critter that looks like a teddy bear |
| 30% | COVENANT | 8 | Sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien: ___," which is a sequel to "Prometheus," and released in 2017 |
| 30% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi hit starring Zoe Saldana in which humans try to colonize Pandora |
| 30% | THINGS | 6 | "Stranger ___," sci-fi show starring Millie Bobby Brown that follows a group of friends in the '80s |
| 30% | THING | 5 | "The ___," 1982 sci-fi horror film starring Kurt Russell that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 30% | TREAT | 5 | Sweet ___, rhyming phrase that refers to short and satisfying moments, just like a candied delight |
| 29% | COM | 3 | Rom-___, rhyming phrase that refers to a genre that's filled with love and humor, just like "Crazy, Stupid, Love" |
| 29% | GALACTICA | 9 | Dystopian sci-fi TV series "Battlestar ___" by Glen A. Larson, where humans are forced to abandon their planet |
| 29% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | 1941 sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1988 film starring Sarah Douglas |
| 29% | TREK | 4 | "Star ___," sci-fi media franchise starring William Shatner that inspired a wine collection by Wines That Rock |
| 29% | WARP | 4 | ___ speed, sci-fi phrase that refers to traveling at a speed faster than light |
| 29% | MAN | 3 | "The Bicentennial ___," 1976 sci-fi novelette by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1999 film starring Robin Williams |
| 29% | META | 4 | Like a crossword clue that refers to itself |
| 29% | ACTIVE | 6 | Like a volcano that's likely to erupt in the future |
| 29% | NIT | 3 | Bug that likes to live in clean human hair |
| 28% | SILO | 4 | Sci-fi TV series starring Rashida Jones that is set in a dystopian future where people exist only in a grain-storing tower |
| 28% | SRO | 3 | Like a show that's hard to get tickets for, in brief |
| 28% | IROBOT | 6 | 1950 sci-fi fixup novel by Isaac Asimov that shares its title with a 2004 film starring Will Smith: 2 wds. |