| 100% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" ('49) and for whom a crater is named on the far side of the moon |
| 43% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" |
| 40% | BJERKNES | 8 | Crater on the far side of the Moon |
| 38% | LALANDE | 7 | Jerome —, French astronomer after whom a crater on the Moon is named |
| 38% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___ who wrote "The Conquest of the Moon" |
| 37% | LEY | 3 | Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" |
| 37% | CHINA | 5 | Country whose robotic spacecraft mission made a successful first landing on the far side of the moon on 3rd January 2019 |
| 37% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 37% | LEY | 3 | Willy, who wrote "The Conquest of Space" |
| 37% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___, who wrote "The Conquest of Space" |
| 37% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___ who wrote "The Conquest of Space" |
| 36% | OGDEN | 5 | Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" |
| 36% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___ (a crater on the Moon has been named after him) |
| 35% | ALAN | 4 | Parsons who worked on "Abbey Road" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" |
| 35% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Both Sides Now" singer-songwriter who wrote "Morning Glory on the Vine," a book of poetry and drawings (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RAYBRADBURY | 11 | "S Is for Space" short-story writer who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 34% | THOR | 4 | Norse god for whom a day of the week is named |
| 34% | BROCA | 5 | French physician for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 33% | MARGINS | 7 | Spaces on the top, bottom and sides of a page |
| 33% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 32% | ERIES | 5 | Members of the Iroquoian people for whom a Great Lake is named |
| 32% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 32% | OUTER | 5 | ___ Space, place for satellites and the ISS that is also a shade of black |
| 32% | ARES | 4 | Greek god who was ironically on the losing side of the Trojan War |
| 32% | PATTI | 5 | ___ LaBelle, former member of the Bluebelles (former name) who is known for her solo hits like "On My Own" and "Oh, People" |
| 32% | IDLE | 4 | Monty Python member Eric who wrote "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" |
| 32% | NESS | 4 | Crime fighter for whom the atrium of the A.T.F. headquarters is named |