| PHANTOMMENACE | Titular term for Darth Sidious in a 1999 "Star Wars" movie |
| EMPEROR | The ____, name for Darth Sidious in the original Star Wars film trilogy (7) |
| EPISODEI | 1999 "Star Wars" movie, briefly |
| IANMCDIARMID | Scotsman who played Darth Sidious in the Star Wars franchise (3,9) |
| ANI | Childhood nickname for Darth Vader |
| SITH | Darth Sidious, e.g., in the "Star Wars" universe |
| LAURA | Actress Dern who was announced to have a role in the next "Star Wars" movie |
| JEDI | Final word in the title of the most recent "Star Wars" movie |
| CLONES | Our star's first Star Wars movie: Attack of the - |
| OFTHESITH | Seventieth frog he included in the Star Wars movie (7,2,3,4) |
| REVENGE | Seventieth frog he included in the Star Wars movie (7,2,3,4) |
| ROGUE | Our star's Star Wars movie: - One |
| YESMASTER | Darth Vader's assent to Darth Sidious |
| ONE | "Rogue -: A Star Wars Movie" |
| EMPIRE | The _ Strikes Back, Star Wars movie (6) |
| RETURN | _ Of The Jedi, Star Wars movie (6) |
| SOLO | "Star Wars" movie whose title character was played by Alden Ehrenreich |
| THEFORCEAWAKENS | Star Wars movie fan cast Ewok here, somehow |
| IFSO | "___ powerful you are, why leave?" (Yoda challenge to Darth Sidious) |
| STARWARS | Film series whose villains include Darth Sidious and General Grievous (4,4) |
