| 100% | HYBRID | 6 | ___ seed technology, modern farming method in which two dissimilar varieties of plants are cross-bred to create a favorable seed |
| 42% | TISSUE | 6 | Plant ___ culture, modern farming method in which plant material is grown in a tightly controlled environment |
| 32% | VERTICAL | 8 | ___ farming, modern farming method in which fruits and vegetables are grown in stacked layers |
| 28% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 28% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | Sixth novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) which was written in two pieces that holds a lot of historical value and is considered to be her best work |
| 28% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Needlework technique in which trimming of one material is sewn on to a larger piece |
| 27% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 27% | ICE | 3 | ___ hockey, Winter Olympic sport in which two teams use sticks to shoot a rubber puck and was first played in the 19th century |
| 27% | MATSUTAKE | 9 | A rare variety of mushroom prized in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisine which can fetch up to $1,000 per kg |
| 27% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 26% | LASER | 5 | Kind of surgery in which a powerful beam of light is used |
| 26% | TERRIERMIX | 10 | Hybrid dog breed, literal examples of which can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 26% | APPLE | 5 | ___ Inc., American technology company of Macintosh fame which is the most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 26% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight |
| 26% | GOOGLE | 6 | American technology company of Play Store fame which is the second most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 26% | MICROSOFT | 9 | American technology company of Windows 98 fame which is the third most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 25% | USECASE | 7 | Potential scenario in which a piece of software might be helpful |
| 25% | ARM | 3 | Popeye is often called in Braccio Di Ferro in Italy, a term which also refers to this type of wrestling |
| 25% | SOH | 3 | Beginning of the phrase ending in "CAH-TOA" which has been a blessing to many trig. students over the years |
| 25% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 25% | MASHAM | 6 | Small market town in North Yorkshire after which a breed of large sheep with a black-and-white face is named |
| 25% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 25% | CRANES | 6 | Origami constructions of which a thousand are chained together to form a senbazuru |
| 25% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 25% | RYE | 3 | A kind of sandwich bread which is an alternative to white |
| 25% | BASKETBALL | 10 | A sport in which two teams attempt to score the most points by throwing a round object into a hoop |
| 25% | XXXXX | 5 | City for which a breed of dog is named |
| 25% | ESSENCE | 7 | Extract of a flower or plant to create scents |
| 25% | PGA | 3 | Org. in which membership is a matter of course? |
| 25% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | 2012 film in which Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent thought to be a traitor: 2 wds. |