| 100% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 46% | RETURN | 6 | __ of the Jedi has the first Ewoks in Star Wars |
| 46% | NANA | 4 | What the other actors likely called First Officer Kira Nerys of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" when she was off set |
| 46% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |
| 46% | JAMESKIRK | 9 | Commanded the starship USS Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 46% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 45% | HANSOLO | 7 | In the original cut of Star Wars, he shot first |
| 45% | OLYMPIC | 7 | The first modern one of these games was in Greece |
| 45% | STARSHIP | 8 | Type of vessel in Star Trek called Enterprise |
| 44% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 44% | MARATSA{FIN} | 12 | First Russian to be inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame |
| 43% | JAMESJOYCE | 10 | The first part of his ''Ulysses'' was published in 1918 |
| 43% | WISDOM | 6 | "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson |
| 43% | SIMONPEGG | 9 | Comedic actor in Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek |
| 43% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | TRACY | 5 | "Dick ___," one of the longest-running American comic strips which was first published in October 1931 |
| 43% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 43% | JACKIEKENNEDY | 13 | Former First Lady of the United States who was born in July (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MARSAIMARTIN | 12 | Producer who was the first cover star of Essence's Girls United |
| 42% | CHRISTY | 7 | Mathewson who was in the Baseball Hall of Fame's first class |
| 42% | OSAKA | 5 | Tennis star Naomi who was born in the city of 3-Down |
| 42% | KENTUCKYDERBY | 13 | First leg of the Triple Crown, whose levels of success can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | THEJEDI | 7 | __ are masters of the Light Side in Star Wars |
| 42% | REEL | 4 | Dance that was first referred to in the 1590 witchcraft trial of Doctor Fian in "Edenbrough", Scotland |
| 42% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | 2001 biopic starring Will Smith in the title role of a famous boxer |
| 42% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FAE | 3 | Baby who was the first infant subject of a xenotransplant procedure in 1984 |
| 42% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel whose first telecast, in 1979, was the debut episode of "SportsCenter" |