| 100% | URN | 3 | Spirit ___, tall ornamental vase used by the Sith Order in "Star Wars" |
| 42% | HATE | 4 | Emotion embraced by the Sith, in “Star Wars” |
| 35% | LAV | 3 | "___-25": 8-wheeled amphibious carrier used by the USMC in both the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan |
| 33% | DARTH | 5 | Sith title in the "Star Wars" franchise |
| 33% | JEDI | 4 | Knights who battled the Sith in the "Star Wars" saga |
| 33% | JEDI | 4 | Yoda's order, in the "Star Wars" films |
| 33% | JEDI | 4 | Opposition to the Sith in "Star Wars" |
| 33% | LEIA | 4 | Infant in "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" |
| 33% | AHOY | 4 | Shout used by the people in boat |
| 32% | SWAG | 4 | Slang term for an expert's rough estimate, purportedly first used by US Army General William Westmoreland in the Vietnam War |
| 32% | RIDLEY | 6 | Daisy __, Rey, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 32% | KYLOREN | 7 | Adam Driver, __ in Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 32% | SITH | 4 | Order against the Jedi, in "Star Wars" |
| 32% | PALPATINE | 9 | Villainous Sith leader voiced by 48-Across in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" |
| 31% | TATOOINE | 8 | Star Wars planet initially inhabited by the Jawa |
| 31% | CHERAMI | 7 | Male homing pigeon used by the U.S. Army in WWI |
| 31% | AXE | 3 | Tool used by the Once-ler in "The Lorax" |
| 31% | GUNPOWDER | 9 | Invented by the Chinese, used in munitions |
| 31% | LATTE | 5 | Tall order in the morning |
| 30% | SHIPSHAPE | 9 | In perfect order ... or, as two words, what's formed by applying the answers for the five starred clues to the circled letters |
| 30% | OAR | 3 | Rowing tool used by the team in "The Boys in the Boat" |
| 30% | AMIDALA | 7 | Queen in the "Star Wars" series portrayed by Natalie Portman |
| 30% | JEDI | 4 | Order of heroic warriors in the "Star Wars" films |
| 30% | EXOCET | 6 | French missile used by Argentines in Falklands War |
| 30% | LSD | 3 | Drug used by Timothy Leary in the 1960s |
| 30% | GALLOWS | 7 | Wooden scaffold used by hangmen in the past |
| 30% | PRIVATEER | 9 | Ship hired by the government in a war |
| 30% | BAT | 3 | Item used by Beaters in the fictional sport Quidditch |
| 30% | BOW | 3 | Weapon used by Katniss in the "Hunger Games" movies |
| 30% | LASSO | 5 | Accessory used by Woody in the "Toy Story" movies |