| 100% | PECAN | 5 | Hickory tree of the southern US with edible nuts |
| 46% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Tree of the cashew family whose nuts have an edible green kernel |
| 46% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible shiny black fruits |
| 46% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible, shiny black fruits |
| 45% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible, shiny black or green fruits |
| 43% | COCODEMER | 9 | Palm tree of the Seychelles that produces a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut |
| 42% | ALLIGATOR | 9 | Large crocodilian of the southern US |
| 41% | YELLOWWOOD | 10 | Tree of the southeastern us |
| 40% | OAK | 3 | National tree of the US |
| 39% | BEECH | 5 | Tree with edible nuts |
| 39% | OAK | 3 | National tree of the U.S. |
| 38% | BAOBAB | 6 | Tree of the African plains with a tapering trunk |
| 36% | BEECH | 5 | Tree of temperate regions that bears small edible triangular nuts |
| 36% | BEECH | 5 | Tree of temperate regions that bears small, edible, triangular nuts |
| 36% | LOUISIANA | 9 | Southern US state with the motto "Union, Justice and Confidence" |
| 36% | FRAMERS | 7 | Architects of the U.S. Constitution, with "the" |
| 36% | ARBORDAY | 8 | Time of the year when we celebrate trees |
| 36% | CURS | 4 | Types of hunting and herding dogs of the southern US including the Treeing Tennessee Brindle and the Catahoula Leopard dog |
| 36% | STONEPINE | 9 | Tree of southern Europe also called the umbrella pine and Italian — |
| 36% | LOQUAT | 6 | Evergreen tree of China with small yellow edible fruits |
| 35% | TAWA | 4 | Tall timber tree of New Zealand with edible purple berries |
| 35% | BEECH | 5 | With 97-Across, bearer of edible triangular nuts |
| 35% | NYC | 3 | US city with the Statue of Liberty: Abbr. |
| 35% | VIRGINIA | 8 | The Howards of __, US film with Cary Grant |
| 35% | KANSAS | 6 | US state associated with the Wizard of Oz |
| 35% | MACADAMIA | 9 | Australian tree with clusters of small white flowers and edible nut-like seeds |
| 35% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man with a January holiday in the US |
| 35% | POINCIANA | 9 | Tropical tree of the pea family with large showy red flowers |
| 35% | TOMAHAWK | 8 | US missile with the name of an Algonquin chopper |
| 34% | PURSLANE | 8 | Weedy plant with edible leaves of the genus Portulaca such as common — |