| 100% | HOSTS | 5 | Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings, for "For Colored Nerds" |
| 33% | AGS | 3 | Eric Holder and William Barr, for two: Abbr. |
| 32% | PASTELS | 7 | Pale colors and drawing sticks for artists |
| 32% | BLUEBELL | 8 | Flower named for its color and shape |
| 32% | PARROT | 6 | Bird known for beautiful colors and speaking |
| 32% | STAIN | 5 | Coloring for lips and cheeks |
| 32% | DAFFODILS | 9 | Spring flowers known for yellow color and trumpet |
| 31% | RED | 3 | Color for cardinals (both human and bird) |
| 30% | EGGWASH | 7 | Pastry coating for shine and color |
| 30% | MNEMONICDEVICES | 15 | ROYGBIV for rainbow colors and HOMES for Great Lakes, e.g. |
| 30% | RED | 3 | ___ and white, traditional colors for Santa's attire |
| 30% | MONDRIAN | 8 | Artist known for geometry and primary colors |
| 29% | TOMATO | 6 | One vine-ripe chopped, for texture and color |
| 29% | SANDCAT | 7 | Animal named for the color of its fur and for its natural habitat |
| 29% | DARKBLUE | 8 | Color on the spaces for 24- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GENES | 5 | They determine your hair and eye color, for example |
| 28% | AMBLER | 6 | Eric —, author of novels Epitaph for a Spy and Judgment on Deltchev |
| 28% | CHERRYRED | 9 | Classic, fruity color for lipstick and sports cars: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LIME | 4 | One small juiced, for citrus notes, and to preserve color |
| 28% | GENES | 5 | They're responsible for things like height and hair color |
| 28% | TEAL | 4 | Eurasian ___, a waterfowl known for its bright colors and tiny size |
| 25% | DYE | 3 | Coloring agent for some art and craft projects, and something for which you might use coffee grounds |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And so on, for short |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And so forth, for short |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And everything else, for short |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And the others, for short |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And the rest, for short |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | And the like, for short |
| 24% | MASTHEADS | 9 | Places for colors |
| 24% | TRI | 3 | Prefix for color |