| 100% | FERN | 4 | Flower-less plant group that has existed since before the dinosaurs |
| 48% | PIPE | 4 | Dutchman's ___, plant species that has existed since the Cretaceous period |
| 45% | BLACK | 5 | ___ pepper, plant that has existed on Earth since the Cretaceous period |
| 44% | ENEWS | 5 | TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests |
| 37% | CONVOLVULUS | 11 | Genus of twining plants with trumpet-shaped flowers that includes the lesser bindweed |
| 36% | SYRIA | 5 | Arab country that has existed since around 10,000 BC |
| 35% | CARNATIONS | 10 | Flowers that have represented Mother's Day since 17a delivered 500 of them at the first celebration in 1908 |
| 35% | EPA | 3 | Government group that has a flower logo: Abbr. |
| 34% | TLC | 3 | R&B group that had the hit "No Scrubs" |
| 34% | CMA | 3 | Group that has named Garth Brooks Entertainer of the Year seven times (Abbr.) |
| 34% | NWA | 3 | Group that had the first hardcore rap album to reach #1 on Billboard |
| 33% | BTS | 3 | South Korean group that has had six #1 hits in the US |
| 32% | ON{ES} | 6 | Bills that have had the same design since 1963 |
| 32% | STEM | 4 | Plant part that holds up the flower |
| 32% | CMA | 3 | Group that has named Garth Brooks its Entertainer of the Year a record seven times: Abbr. |
| 32% | TODAY | 5 | Morning show that has been on the air since 1952 |
| 32% | NCIS | 4 | CBS procedural that has been on the air since 2003 |
| 32% | HOLE | 4 | Ozone ___ (region that has continued to shrink since the 2000s) |
| 32% | ARMY | 4 | Group that used to have the slogan "Be All That You Can Be" |
| 32% | MACJR | 5 | Fast-food order that had "all the flavor, one less layer" |
| 31% | SEAGRASS | 8 | The only flowering plant that grows in the ocean |
| 31% | OAK | 3 | Acorn-producing tree that existed before dinosaurs |
| 31% | INSIDETHENFL | 12 | Sports show that has been on the air since 1977: 3 wds. |
| 31% | KEWGARDENS | 10 | *London site that has the world's largest collection of living plants |
| 31% | WHAM | 4 | Duo that had the hit "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" |
| 31% | BUTTERCUP | 9 | Flower that has the name of a green PowerPuff Girl |
| 31% | NATO | 4 | Grp. that has added 12 members since the end of the Cold War |
| 31% | SESAMESTREET | 12 | Children's show that has been on the air since 1969: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SILVERSTONE | 11 | F1 motor racing circuit that has hosted the British Grand Prix since 1987 |
| 30% | STEM | 4 | Long part of the plant that supports flower blossoms |