| 100% | STRIKES | 7 | The Empire __ Back, a Star Wars movie |
| 57% | ONE | 3 | "Rogue ___: A Star Wars Story" (2016 movie) |
| 56% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was a student on the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | DEATHSTAR | 9 | The Empire's massive space station from Star Wars |
| 52% | EMPIRE | 6 | Second Star Wars film, The __ Strikes Back |
| 51% | HOPE | 4 | "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New ___," 1977 movie from the original trilogy of the "Skywalker saga" |
| 51% | ANDOR | 5 | Star Wars TV show about a thief who joins the Rebellion |
| 50% | BABE | 4 | Movie starring a "Pig in the city" |
| 50% | ONE | 3 | "Rogue ___: A Star Wars Story," a 2016 film set in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 50% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 war movie with a 2012 remake starring Chris Hemsworth |
| 49% | ELI | 3 | The Book of ___, a movie starring Denzel Washington |
| 49% | YODA | 4 | "Star Wars" character who first appears in "The Empire Strikes Back" |
| 48% | EMPIRE | 6 | The __ Strikes Back, second Star Wars released |
| 48% | LEADING | 7 | __ man, the biggest male star in a movie |
| 48% | ALSO | 4 | "The Sun Is ___ a Star" (2019 movie) |
| 47% | DOUBLESHIFT | 11 | Back-to-back job stint, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 47% | HAN | 3 | The "Solo" of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
| 47% | EVIL | 4 | Like the Empire in "Star Wars" |
| 46% | HEIR | 4 | "___ to the Empire," Star Wars Legends novel written by Timothy Zahn |
| 46% | ICECUBE | 7 | Rapper who stars in the 2025 movie War of the Worlds |
| 46% | HAN | 3 | Solo of the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
| 46% | JEDI | 4 | "Star Wars: The Last ___" (2017 movie) |
| 45% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta ... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 45% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 45% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 45% | EMPIRE | 6 | The __ Strikes Back in the Star Wars saga |
| 45% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | WOODYHARRELSON | 14 | Movie star whose first major role was a bartender on the sitcom "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | STORY | 5 | "Solo: A Star Wars ___" |
| 45% | WISH | 4 | 2023 Disney movie about a girl who makes a plea to the stars |