| 100% | TULIP | 5 | Flower named for its resemblance to a turban |
| 83% | SNAPDRAGON | 10 | Flower named for its resemblance to a winged beast |
| 78% | SEAANEMONE | 10 | Creature named for its resemblance to a brightly colored flowering plant |
| 70% | CAPUCHIN | 8 | Monkey named for its resemblance to a monk |
| 70% | PIE | 3 | Chart type named for its resemblance to a dessert |
| 69% | NAVELORANGE | 11 | Fruit named for its resemblance to a human body part |
| 69% | SCOTCHBONNET | 12 | Pepper named for its resemblance to a tam-o'-shanter |
| 62% | OLDDRAGONSHEAD | 14 | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| 57% | EBONITE | 7 | Hard rubber named for its resemblance to dark wood |
| 57% | THEBEAN | 7 | Chicago landmark nicknamed for its resemblance to a legume |
| 53% | CRAB | 4 | ___ Spider, named for a crustacean, this arachnid can change from a brown to any color of a flower it sits on |
| 51% | GHOSTORCHID | 11 | White flower named for the fact that it appears to float |
| 50% | ANEMONES | 8 | Sea creatures named for their resemblance to flowers |
| 49% | NEWTS | 5 | Klingon ___ (salamanders named for their resemblance to a “Star Trek” species) |
| 48% | TEAROSE | 7 | Flower named for its smell |
| 48% | TEAROSE | 7 | Flower named for its scent |
| 48% | ASTER | 5 | Flower named for its star shape |
| 48% | MORNINGGLORY | 12 | Flower named for its early blooming |
| 47% | BLUEBELL | 8 | Flower named for its color and shape |
| 47% | SNAPDRAGON | 10 | Flower named for its springing-open "mouth" |
| 47% | TEAROSE | 7 | Chinese flower named for its scent |
| 46% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 46% | IRIS | 4 | Flower named for a goddess |
| 45% | DAHLIA | 6 | Flower named for a Swedish botanist |
| 45% | ZINNIA | 6 | Flower named for a German botanist |
| 45% | DAHLIAS | 7 | Flowers named for a Swedish botanist |
| 45% | STAR | 4 | *With 39-Across, flower named for its distinctive shape |
| 44% | AZALEA | 6 | Plant cultivated for its showy pink or purple flowers whose name derives from its ability to flourish in dry soil |
| 44% | MUM | 3 | Informal name for a fall garden flower given on Mother's Day that is also a way to say "mom" |
| 44% | HYACINTH | 8 | Flower named for a tragic figure in Greek myth |