| 100% | PHANTOMORCHIDS | 14 | Flowers whose stark whiteness is due to complete lack of chlorophyll |
| 31% | HANGRY | 6 | Cranky due to lack of food |
| 30% | GANGRENE | 8 | Tissue death due to lack of blood flow |
| 29% | WILTING | 7 | Becoming weak due to lack of water or food |
| 29% | PULLTHEPIN | 10 | End a project due to lack of funding, say |
| 29% | OVERHEATS | 9 | Breaks down on the road due to lack of coolant |
| 29% | SCURVY | 6 | Disease common in pirates due to lack of vitamin C |
| 29% | OVERHEAT | 8 | Break down due to lack of coolant, as an auto |
| 29% | SILENCE | 7 | This total lack of sound is said to be golden |
| 29% | IGNORANCE | 9 | This lack of knowledge or info is said to be bliss |
| 29% | ATROPHY | 7 | Wasting muscle mass due to the lack of use |
| 28% | FLAMINGO | 8 | A bird whose pink plumage is due to its diet |
| 28% | PLUTOCRAT | 9 | Someone whose power is due to their wealth |
| 27% | ROSE | 4 | Flower whose red variant is considered a symbol of true love in popular culture |
| 27% | EROS | 4 | Greek god whose name is an anagram of a flower |
| 27% | SURVEYOR | 8 | Someone whose job is to examine an area of land |
| 27% | LETHARGY | 8 | Complete lack of energy |
| 27% | INEPTITUDE | 10 | Complete lack of skill |
| 27% | SPACYJUNKIE | 11 | One whose addiction leads to being out of touch with reality? |
| 27% | WORKLOAD | 8 | The amount of tasks to be completed for one's job |
| 27% | NOTATRACE | 9 | Complete lack of evidence, say |
| 26% | TODO | 4 | "Make a ___ list" (A list of things to be completed): 2 wds. |
| 26% | HIP | 3 | What flower children of the sixties always wanted their parents to be |
| 26% | ATACAMA | 7 | Desert whose soil has been compared to that of Mars |
| 26% | READYMIX | 8 | Type of concrete whose components are combined before delivery to a job site |
| 26% | CAPRESE | 7 | Insalata whose key ingredients happen to be the colors of the Italian flag |
| 26% | FLORISTS | 8 | People whose job it is to sell flower arrangements |
| 26% | DEADCALM | 8 | Complete lack of wind, as at sea |
| 26% | ARNICA | 6 | Genus of yellow-flowered plants whose dried flower heads are used in treating bruises |
| 26% | ABACA | 5 | Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp |