| 100% | APRICOTJAM | 10 | Fruit preserve that’s a common filling for hamantaschen |
| 48% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that's a common name for black-and-white pets |
| 45% | BANANA | 6 | Fruit that sounds like a toddler's word for "grandmother" |
| 45% | CHEESE | 6 | Type of food that's a filling for tiropita |
| 45% | BECAUSE | 7 | A common conjunction; for reason that... |
| 43% | ORANGE | 6 | Prize for fiction that's also a fruit |
| 40% | IODINE | 6 | Element that's a common antiseptic |
| 40% | ELM | 3 | Tree that's a common street name |
| 40% | IVY | 3 | Plant that's a common Christmas decoration |
| 39% | LEMON | 5 | Fruit that might be used as a garnish for iced tea |
| 39% | CLAM | 4 | Mollusk that's a common ingredient in chowder |
| 39% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that's a common ice cream topping |
| 39% | AMORE | 5 | That's a subject for Dean Martin! |
| 39% | KARAOKE | 7 | Common English word for a sing-along that was derived from Japanese |
| 39% | MACHO | 5 | Common English word for a masculine guy that was derived from Spanish |
| 38% | TIE | 3 | Neckwear that's a common Father's Day gift |
| 38% | ALOE | 4 | Soothing plant that's a common lotion ingredient |
| 38% | REDBEANPASTE | 12 | Common filling for mooncakes |
| 38% | WINTER | 6 | Cold season that is a common setting for 19a, 44a, 42d, and 46d |
| 38% | TOTEBAG | 7 | Carryall that's a common pledge-drive gift: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EMIL | 4 | Name that’s a fruit spelled backward |
| 38% | TSETSE | 6 | Fly that’s a vector for trypanosomes |
| 38% | NEPAL | 5 | Country that’s a destination for mountaineering |
| 38% | EMIL | 4 | Name that's a fruit backwards |
| 37% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 37% | MELON | 5 | "Water" follower for a juicy, summer fruit ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 37% | EMIL | 4 | Name that’s a citrus fruit spelled backward |
| 37% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that's a flavor of nectar |
| 37% | PERSIMMON | 9 | Fruit that's a major Chinese export |
| 37% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that's a homophone of "pair" |