| 100% | NOMEKING | 8 | Stop-motion villain in 1985's Return to Oz |
| 39% | FAIRUZA | 7 | Actress Balk who played Dorothy in Return to Oz |
| 35% | ATEMPO | 6 | Returning to the previous speed, in music |
| 35% | BACKTOFRONT | 11 | Returned to battlefield in the wrong direction |
| 34% | THEKIDS | 7 | Stop motion ants featured in Honey, I Shrunk __ |
| 34% | REPRISE | 7 | Return to a theme, as in a symphony |
| 34% | BIFF | 4 | Villain in the "Back to the Future" movies |
| 34% | MACAO | 5 | Territory returned to China in 1999 |
| 34% | AUNT | 4 | Em's relation to Dorothy, in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 34% | STARWARS | 8 | Stop motion AT-ATs feature in this film franchise |
| 34% | WILL | 4 | "___ & Grace" (sitcom returning to NBC in September) |
| 34% | HONGKONG | 8 | British colony returned to China in 1997 |
| 34% | HONGKONG | 8 | British protectorate returned to China in 1999 |
| 33% | CIRCLEBACK | 10 | Return to a subject in conversation, and what this puzzle's author did to make the examples stand out |
| 33% | BEHAR | 5 | Joy who returned to "The View" in 2015 |
| 33% | HONGKONG | 8 | British-ruled territory returned to China in 1999 |
| 33% | MITCHELL | 8 | Joni __, singer who returned to stage in 2023 |
| 33% | TATE | 4 | Catherine who returned to “Doctor Who” in 2023 |
| 33% | PINT | 4 | Stop in time to have beer |
| 33% | CEASING | 7 | Stopping to put additive in shell |
| 32% | DARTHVADER | 10 | Villain in the "Star Wars" franchise, Anakin Skywalker's other name after he fell to the dark side: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAMS | 4 | Football team that returned to Los Angeles in 2016 |
| 32% | JON | 3 | Stewart who returned to "The Daily Show" in 2024 |
| 32% | OWE | 3 | In obligation to repay something in return |
| 32% | PINT | 4 | Stop in time to have a beer |
| 32% | PINT | 4 | Stop in time to have a drink |
| 32% | TOTO | 4 | "Return to Oz" dog |
| 32% | POE | 3 | ___ Returning to Boston, statue built in honor of "The Raven" poet |
| 32% | DAVI | 4 | Actor Robert who played the villain in "Licence to Kill" |
| 32% | RENO | 4 | "___ 911!" (cop show that returned to Comedy Central in 2022) |