| KYLOREN | Son of Han Solo and Leia Organa (... the first 2 in this one) |
| INANE | Ludicrous (... the first two in this answer) |
| LONE | Unaccompanied, and Step 2 in this puzzle's word chain |
| SUPERCOUPLE | Butler and O'Hara or Solo and Leia, for 2 |
| PORTMAN | Who played Padme, mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, in the Star Wars films? (7) |
| PADMEAMIDALA | Mother of the Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, portrayed by Natalie Portman (5,7) |
| REN | Kylo ___ (son of Han Solo) |
| LEIA | Han Solo and Princess ___ iconic couple played by Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in the movie series Star Wars |
| FALCON | Millennium ____ , fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca (6) |
| MILLENNIUM | ____ Falcon, space freighter flown by Han Solo and Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series (10) |
| OPENINGBATSMAN | A benign postman remarkably becoming one of the first two in (7,7) |
| HARRISONFORD | Actor from 14a and 41a who also played the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: 2 wds. |
| CLEVER | The first two in the class always intelligent (6) |
| FISHY | ... and the first two in 5th throw are odd (5) |
| CHEWBACCA | Wookiee companion of Han Solo in the Star Wars films (9) |
| CHEWIE | What is the nickname of Han Solo's co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon? (6) |
| TRIBE | After hearing shot, beat the first two in race |
| ASHES | Test matches by striking the first two in jars |
| AHEADINTHECOUNT | Where a pitcher is after throwing the first two in for called strikes |
| CARRIEFISHER | "When Harry Met Sally ..." actress returning as Leia Organa in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens": 2 wds |
