| 100% | CORN | 4 | Golden veggie on a cob that looks natural but was modified by humans through selective breeding |
| 46% | BANANA | 6 | Yellow tropical fruit that looks natural but was modified by humans to make it seedless and sweeter |
| 43% | KALE | 4 | Green leafy veggie that looks natural but was engineered by humans from wild cabbage |
| 38% | GEYSER | 6 | Nevada's Fly ___, artificial hot spring that looks natural but was created by humans after a well-drilling accident |
| 35% | RICE | 4 | ___ paddy fields, flooded farmlands that look natural but were designed by humans for better yields |
| 25% | CORN | 4 | Veggie on a cob |
| 25% | LANE | 4 | Path on a road that is marked by street lines |
| 24% | MEAD | 4 | Lake ___, largest artificial lake in the U.S. that looks natural but was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam |
| 24% | SEA | 3 | With 13-Down, water dweller that looks like a plant but is actually an animal |
| 24% | WATCHMEN | 8 | Graphic novel by Alan Moore that is a satire on superheroes |
| 23% | COMET | 5 | "Off On A ___," science fiction novel by Jules Verne about characters that are unwittingly carried off into space |
| 23% | BYE | 3 | When tripled, a breakup song by NSYNC that is an inspiration to move on |
| 23% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 22% | ROTCART | 7 | ... Looking back on it, it was more like a ___ since it could only haul fruit that decayed.
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| 22% | FAME | 4 | "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez |
| 22% | ELFFUR | 6 | ... Looking back on it, I'm glad I bought that and not the ___. Luxurious Santa is a bad look!
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| 22% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Canyon, iconic location in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 22% | RIO | 3 | Harbor of ___ de Janeiro, iconic location that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 22% | WIND | 4 | "Mandolin ___," 1971 song by Rod Stewart that was first released on his album "Every Picture Tells a Story" |
| 22% | NIGHTSHADE | 10 | Song by 28-Across that was a single on the "Game of Thrones" promotional album "For the Throne" |
| 21% | ACT | 3 | "___ a Fool," a hit song by Ludacris that was featured on the soundtrack to the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" |
| 21% | NIAGARA | 7 | ___ Falls, group of waterfalls in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 21% | ACNES | 5 | Complaints that might be brought on by clogged follicles but the majority of the time, it's your genes |
| 21% | EYESCLOSED | 10 | 2023 single by 49-Across that was a #1 hit on the "Billboard" Adult Top 40 chart (2 wds.) |
| 21% | KYOTO | 5 | City that a 1997 agreement was named after that's been subsequently signed by 192 parties — but not the US |
| 21% | CELESTIAL | 9 | 2022 single by 49-Across that was a Top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart |
| 21% | VIBRATION | 9 | On a ship it is measured by a pallograph |
| 21% | ELOTE | 5 | Esquites, but on a cob |
| 21% | STARE | 5 | A look that may be blank |
| 21% | COMMA | 5 | English language punctuation that looks like , and is used to separate two parts of a sentence or two items on a list |