| 100% | WORMWOOD | 8 | Herb with a distinct taste used in Absinthe |
| 46% | CILANTRO | 8 | Herb with a polarizing taste |
| 42% | DILL | 4 | Herb with aromatic leaves used in cooking |
| 42% | SPONGED | 7 | Used, in a way, with "off" |
| 41% | MOOCH | 5 | Use, in a way, with "off" |
| 40% | GINGER | 6 | Root with a zing, used in teas, curries, cakes |
| 40% | MAHOGANY | 8 | Hardwood with a dark red tint used in decoration |
| 40% | HOLEPUNCH | 9 | Device used in conjunction with a three-ring binder |
| 39% | RAPIERS | 7 | Thin swords with a sharp point, as used in dueling |
| 39% | HEADPINS | 8 | Wires with a stopper at the end, used in beading |
| 39% | LOVAGE | 6 | Herb, goes with Lettice in a Shaffer play |
| 39% | RICKSHAW | 8 | Two-wheeled cart with a fold-down top used in Asia |
| 38% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 38% | SONOFSAM | 8 | Nickname used in an upcoming "Conversations With a Killer" docuseries on Netflix |
| 38% | PESTLE | 6 | Device used to crush herbs in a mortar |
| 38% | MARINATES | 9 | Steeps in a liquid with herbs and spices |
| 38% | COPING | 6 | — saw, tool with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in wood |
| 37% | NOODLE | 6 | Thin, long dough strip often used in ramen, with a name originating from German |
| 37% | ALPERT | 6 | Herb honored with a National Medal of Arts in 2013 |
| 36% | ALPERT | 6 | Herb with a horn |
| 36% | ZEBU | 4 | Domesticated ox with a humped back used in India as a draught animal |
| 36% | ITE | 3 | Suffix first used with "krypton" on a radio series in 1943 (***) |
| 36% | MALTY | 5 | Taste associated with grain used in brewing |
| 36% | HAND | 4 | What's used in a high five ... and a word used with 38a to signify 50a |
| 36% | FENNEL | 6 | Herb with a licoricelike flavor |
| 36% | SAGE | 4 | Herb with a strong flavor |
| 36% | THYME | 5 | Herb with a creeping variety |
| 36% | THYME | 5 | Herb with a silent H |
| 36% | BITTERS | 7 | Spirit flavoured with plant extract used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks |
| 36% | FLAVOR | 6 | Distinct taste of something, like the smoky one you'd get by using coffee grounds as a meat rub |