| 100% | SAVOY | 5 | Cultivated variety of cabbage with a compact head and wrinkled leaves |
| 51% | KALE | 4 | Cultivated variety of cabbage with crinkled leaves |
| 50% | BROCCOLI | 8 | Cultivated variety of cabbage with branched greenish flower heads |
| 43% | CHARD | 5 | Variety of beet with large succulent leaves and thick stalks used as a vegetable |
| 40% | COS | 3 | Variety of lettuce with a long slender head |
| 39% | CANTALOUPE | 10 | Cultivated variety of musk-melon with warty rind and orange flesh |
| 38% | BALDEAGLE | 9 | Bird of prey with a white head and a brown body |
| 35% | CURLY | 5 | Stooge with a shaved head, brother of 15-Across and 9-Down |
| 34% | KALE | 4 | Cabbage with curly-leaf and bumpy-leaf varieties |
| 34% | GRIFFINS | 8 | Creatures with body of a lion and head of an eagle |
| 33% | ONI | 3 | Japanese troll usually portrayed with a horn (or more) growing out of its head and an iron kanabo club |
| 33% | BACKSPACE | 9 | PC key with a left-pointing arrow ... and hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 32% | KALE | 4 | Curly cabbage with a "dinosaur" variety |
| 32% | COFFEE | 6 | (3/5) With a book in hand, let's head home and settle in with a freshly brewed cup of ___ |
| 32% | CELERIAC | 8 | Variety of celery with a large turnip-like root |
| 32% | MINOTAUR | 8 | Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
| 32% | INCOLOR | 7 | With a variety of hues |
| 32% | OGEN | 4 | Variety of small melon with a green skin and pale green flesh |
| 32% | SIKA | 4 | Mammal of the family Cervidae native to Japan, Russia and China with a short head and compact body |
| 32% | RUGOSE | 6 | With a rough and wrinkled surface |
| 32% | AMAIN | 5 | With a full head of steam |
| 31% | COBB | 4 | Variety of salad with avocados and eggs |
| 31% | COBB | 4 | Variety of salad with bacon and eggs |
| 31% | DURUM | 5 | Variety of wheat with a high gluten content used to make pasta |
| 31% | ANT | 3 | Bug with a leaf-cutter variety |
| 30% | CHIMERA | 7 | A creature with a lion head and serpent tail |
| 30% | PORTRAIT | 8 | Head and shoulders painting or drawing of a person |
| 30% | PASTRIES | 8 | Variety of desserts with dough, cream and fruit |
| 30% | ALOE | 4 | Ornamental plant with a rosette of leaves |