| 100% | BLACK | 5 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Sirius and Regulus |
| 86% | MALFOY | 6 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Draco and Lucius |
| 64% | NOTT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that is a homophone of "knot" |
| 55% | BOOT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" universe that is also the name for a type of winter footwear |
| 36% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 36% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 34% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 33% | MALAPHOR | 8 | Informal term for a sentence that mixes two idioms or cliches, like the ones found in 20a, 42a, 58a, 24d, and 25d |
| 33% | LALAW | 5 | Series that had nine cast members nominated for Emmys in 1989 |
| 32% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric ___, English musician who played for the Yardbirds and Cream before having a successful solo career with hits like "Tears in Heaven" |
| 31% | VOLDEMORT | 9 | Main antagonist in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | SNAPE | 5 | Potions professor in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | CHO | 3 | ___ Chang (character in the Harry Potter series) |
| 31% | RITA | 4 | ___ Skeeter (reporter in the Harry Potter series) |
| 31% | NEARLY | 6 | ___ Headless Nick (ghost in the Harry Potter series) |
| 31% | BASILISK | 8 | Giant serpentine beast in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | ELF | 3 | Dobby or Kreacher, in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | NAGINI | 6 | Voldemort's snake in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | SNAPE | 5 | Severus ___ (potions teacher in the Harry Potter series) |
| 31% | QUIDDITCH | 9 | Flying sport featured in the Harry Potter series |
| 31% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 31% | ADDAMS | 6 | Surname of a family whose members can be found in nine rows in this puzzle ... and whose names contain circled letters that, reading down, spell a word describing them |
| 31% | CROOKSHANKS | 11 | Hermione's pet cat in the Harry Potter series |
| 30% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Rickman, who played "Severus Snape" in the Harry Potter series |
| 30% | DOE | 3 | Silver ___ (Severus Snape's patronus in the Harry Potter series) |
| 30% | SNAKE | 5 | Reptile associated with Slytherin House in the Harry Potter series |
| 30% | HOUSEELF | 8 | In the Harry Potter novels, Dobby is a __ |
| 30% | WHO | 3 | The ___, a rock band known for hits like "My Generation" and "Pinball Wizard" |
| 30% | CAR | 3 | Family vehicle, like a Honda, that you'd take to the garage for repairs |
| 30% | CROOKSHANKS | 11 | Fictional cat from the Harry Potter series that belonged to Hermione Granger |