| 100% | ROOTBALL | 8 | Base of a tree to be planted |
| 51% | RINGSECTION | 11 | Trunk of a tree, to a chronologist? |
| 51% | SILT | 4 | Base of a river is filled with ___ |
| 51% | LATTE | 5 | Type of coffee that is made by adding steamed milk to a coffee base |
| 49% | NEEM | 4 | Large Old World tree of the mahogany family whose bark is used to make a tonic |
| 48% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 47% | LINEA | 5 | Top of a form to be filled out |
| 47% | FOLIAGE | 7 | Leaves of a plant or tree |
| 47% | HYBRID | 6 | ___ seed technology, modern farming method in which two dissimilar varieties of plants are cross-bred to create a favorable seed |
| 47% | RIPE | 4 | Ready to be picked from a tree |
| 47% | RIPE | 4 | Ready to be picked off a tree |
| 46% | STUMP | 5 | Bottom bit of a tree left after it's been cut down |
| 46% | SUSPECT | 7 | Person thought to be guilty of a crime |
| 46% | SPROUT | 6 | The shoot of a plant is called a __ |
| 46% | STRIKEZONE | 10 | What half of a battery is next to |
| 45% | BASEMENT | 8 | Safe place to be in case of a tornado |
| 45% | SRS | 3 | Description of a software system to be developed (abbr) |
| 45% | CASSEROLEDISH | 13 | Part of a gift that needs to be returned |
| 45% | EXTRAS | 6 | Temporary actors hired to be part of a crowd |
| 45% | CHIMNEY | 7 | Part of a fireplace that needs to be swept |
| 45% | CAMERASHY | 9 | Not inclined to be in a lot of photos |
| 45% | ESSENCE | 7 | Extract of a flower or plant to create scents |
| 45% | HEMP | 4 | Plant-based milk made from seeds of the plant whose fiber is used to make ropes |
| 45% | DEE | 3 | Not a grade to be proud of |
| 45% | DEE | 3 | Hardly a mark to be proud of |
| 45% | ELMS | 4 | Trees that are a symbol of Massachusetts |
| 45% | PRAYERBOOK | 10 | It's bound to be of use to a churchgoer |
| 45% | BONO | 4 | First musician to be a ''Time'' Person of the Year |
| 45% | VERSATILE | 9 | Able to be used in a number of different ways |
| 45% | MAST | 4 | Part of a ship that a sail is attached to |