| 100% | NANA | 4 | What the other actors likely called First Officer Kira Nerys of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" when she was off set |
| 29% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 28% | RENE | 4 | Actor Auberjonois of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" |
| 28% | ALAIMO | 6 | Actor Marc of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” |
| 28% | STARTREK | 8 | "___: Deep Space Nine," American TV series that is a spin-off of the original |
| 25% | RENE | 4 | "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" actor Auberjonois |
| 25% | COLM | 4 | Meaney of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" |
| 25% | RENE | 4 | Auberjonois of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" |
| 25% | CHAO | 4 | Rosalind of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" |
| 24% | RINGLEADERS | 11 | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| 24% | JOJOSIWA | 8 | She was a member of the first same-sex dancing partnership on Dancing With the Stars |
| 24% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 24% | OPRAH | 5 | Her first book club choice was "The Deep End of the Ocean" |
| 24% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 24% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 24% | MERITBADGE | 10 | What each of the other nine long answers is |
| 24% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 24% | JUMPSTART | 9 | Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 24% | RUNNINGMATE | 11 | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| 23% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 23% | COLMMEANEY | 10 | "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" actor who plays Bernie Ohls in "Marlowe" (2 wds.) |
| 23% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 23% | COLM | 4 | "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" star Meaney |
| 23% | MARTHA | 6 | Little ___, rabbit who was the first of her kind to be launched into space in 1959 |
| 22% | SALLYRIDE | 9 | She was the first American woman in Space |
| 22% | ELM | 3 | What the first London Bridge was made of |
| 22% | MORPH | 5 | What Odo could do on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" |
| 22% | GANDHI | 6 | She was the first female prime minister of India |
| 22% | ARMY | 4 | What the fandom of pop group BTS is called |
| 22% | CARS | 4 | What the answers to starred clues are part of |