| 100% | GARDENER | 8 | Hired help who tends to plants and shrubbery |
| 47% | GARDENERS | 9 | People who tend to plants |
| 38% | TUTOR | 5 | Person who's hired to help a struggling student |
| 37% | GARDENING | 9 | Pruning and tending to outdoor plants at home |
| 35% | NURSEMAID | 9 | One who tends to children |
| 35% | SHEPHERD | 8 | Farmer who tends to sheep |
| 35% | CARER | 5 | Someone who tends to others |
| 35% | NURSES | 6 | People who tend to patients |
| 34% | WATER | 5 | Tend to, as plants |
| 34% | AUDIOPHILE | 10 | One who tends to make sound purchases |
| 34% | TATTLETALES | 11 | Folks who tend to give things away |
| 33% | REPOT | 5 | Tend to an overgrown plant |
| 33% | GARDENER | 8 | Someone who tends to the landscaping of homes |
| 33% | DEVS | 4 | Ones who tend to write in code, briefly |
| 33% | CONDUCIVE | 9 | Tending to promote or help; facilitative |
| 33% | GARDENER | 8 | One who tends plants |
| 32% | SCAREGIVER | 10 | One hired to look after great grandma but who keeps jumping out of the closet and yelling "Boo!"? |
| 32% | STABLEBOY | 9 | Person in a barn who tends to the animals |
| 32% | FARMHAND | 8 | Hired help for harvesting and barnyard work |
| 32% | JOHNNYONTHESPOT | 15 | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| 32% | WATERS | 6 | Tends to the plants, in a way |
| 32% | SITS | 4 | Tends to, as babies, cats, or plants |
| 32% | EREADER | 7 | Device that might help someone who tends to bring too many books on vacation |
| 32% | GARDENER | 8 | One who tends or cultivates plants |
| 31% | NURSE | 5 | Tend to a sick person; someone who does this |
| 31% | EDIT | 4 | Tend to some p's and q's, say |
| 31% | AFFOREST | 8 | To plant trees and convert land to a wild state |
| 29% | ROTATING | 8 | Planting different crops each year to help soil |
| 29% | ALOE | 4 | Plant that helps soothe rashes and itchy skin |
| 29% | GOURD | 5 | Plant related to the pumpkin, squash and cucumber |