| 100% | WHANGEE | 7 | Asian woody grass of the bamboo subfamily whose stems are used for canes and umbrella handles |
| 36% | BAMBOO | 6 | Tall fast-growing grass whose stem is used for building and furniture |
| 32% | DOGWOOD | 7 | Shrub or tree of the genus Cornus whose hard wood is used for tool handles |
| 28% | LOVAGE | 6 | White-flowered European plant of the parsley family whose leaves are used for flavouring food |
| 28% | DDE | 3 | Inits. of the president whose ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch and whose surname came from the German for "iron hewer" |
| 27% | GOLDENSEAL | 10 | North American woodland plant of the buttercup family whose yellow root is used for digestive and pelvic inflammatory disorders |
| 26% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 26% | PAPYRUS | 7 | Tall aquatic Mediterranean plant from whose pithy stem a kind of paper was made by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans |
| 26% | CYRILLIC | 8 | Alphabet used for the writing of Russian and Bulgarian |
| 25% | PSAT | 4 | Test whose scores are used for the National Merit Scholarship Program: Abbr. |
| 25% | MANOMETER | 9 | Instrument used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases |
| 25% | FENNEL | 6 | Yellow-flowered plant of the parsley family whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to flavour food |
| 25% | FITON | 5 | Be of the right size and shape for |
| 25% | SAVORY | 6 | Plant of the mint family whose leaves are used as a pot-herb |
| 25% | RICE | 4 | Plant of the grass family whose seed is an edible grain |
| 25% | ULNA | 4 | Part of the body whose name is both English and Latin |
| 25% | RATTAN | 6 | Climbing palm whose tough stems are used for wickerwork |
| 25% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 25% | NUCLEAR | 7 | The 1st use of __ power for electricity was in 1951 |
| 24% | NAT | 3 | Member of the baseball team that used to be the Expos, for short |
| 24% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the face whose name is derived from the Latin for "grape" |
| 24% | PALOMAR | 7 | Mount whose name is Spanish for "place of the pigeon" |
| 24% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 24% | BEBO | 4 | Social networking site of the '00s that was known for its skin and Lifestream features |
| 24% | ASH | 3 | Tree with winged seeds whose wood is used for tool handles |
| 24% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 23% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common — with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 23% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common - with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 23% | UPAS | 4 | Tree of the genus Antiaris also called the ipoh whose milky sap is used as arrow poison |