| 100% | MOSS | 4 | In WWI, this plant material was used in dressings due to the ability to absorb fluid faster than cotton wool |
| 30% | NEWS | 4 | The bad kind of this is said to travel faster than wildfire |
| 27% | MOXA | 4 | Downy material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 27% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 27% | TERN | 4 | The New Zealand fairy variety of this bird was down to less than 50 individuals in 2018 |
| 27% | CARACAL | 7 | The "cat" in the phrase "to put the cat among the pigeons" is thought to be this animal, often used in old Indian betting games |
| 26% | AGAVE | 5 | This "blue" plant is used to make tequila |
| 26% | WERE | 4 | Used to be, in the plural |
| 26% | RAM | 3 | "Grond" was the name of this item used to assault the Great Gate of Minas Tirith in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 26% | FOXGLOVE | 8 | This plant's chemicals are used to make digoxin |
| 26% | FORESIGHT | 9 | Ability to predict what will happen in the future |
| 26% | BLANKETS | 8 | These are used to cover the body during sleep |
| 26% | CAVALRY | 7 | In Western film, this is coming to the rescue |
| 26% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 26% | HOTWATERBOTTLES | 15 | These are used to provide warmth, typically whilst in bed |
| 26% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 26% | WRINKLES | 8 | Botox is used to smooth __ in the face |
| 25% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Street in Paris whose name is used figuratively to refer to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 25% | SNARE | 5 | Devil's ___, magical plant in "Harry Potter" with the ability to strangle anything around it |
| 25% | FOREST | 6 | What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle? |
| 25% | LUNAR | 5 | Team Indus are planning on using this type of rover, to be delivered by the Z-01 lander, in the immediate future |
| 25% | BLOODY | 6 | To be hit in the face may cause this secreting nose |
| 25% | TOBACCO | 7 | Rolfe was the first to cultivate this in Virginia |
| 25% | OLDSTYLE | 8 | In the way it used to be |
| 25% | ETAL | 4 | The AMA uses this abbr. with no period and if there are more than six authors, but only lists three of them in any case |
| 25% | MYTHS | 5 | The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they? |
| 25% | BMX | 3 | Vehicle to be used freestyle in the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 25% | NASTURTIUM | 10 | Genus of plants in the cabbage family whose round flat leaves are used in salads |
| 25% | KEY | 3 | Port ___, item that is used to transport people to locations in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 25% | ASPHALT | 7 | Material that can be used to secure plant graftings and seal tree wounds |