| 100% | VALLEY | 6 | Lily of the __, bloom linked to May in flower lore |
| 61% | CARNATION | 9 | Bloom linked to January in flower lore |
| 61% | SWEETPEA | 8 | Bloom linked to April in flower lore |
| 39% | FITCHIA | 7 | Genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family native to certain Pacific islands |
| 38% | LAMBERT | 7 | & 9A Pretender to the throne of England crowned in Dublin in May, 1487 as Edward VI |
| 38% | MALL | 4 | (5/5) "He might also be listening to the wishes of little children in the shopping ___" |
| 37% | SIDEWALKCHALK | 13 | 2020 addition to the Toy Hall of Fame that may be sold in a bucket (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RAINYSEASON | 11 | October to May, in the Negev |
| 36% | RARE | 4 | "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most ___ and beautiful of all," quote by the Emperor in Disney's "Mulan" |
| 36% | TULIP | 5 | Spring-blooming plant of the lily family with single showy flowers |
| 36% | AGEGAP | 6 | Feature of the marriage in May December |
| 36% | DAHLIA | 6 | Tuberous flower that comes in different sizes and colors which blooms in the fall season; also the national flower of Mexico |
| 36% | SHELL | 5 | Something you might hold to your ear in order to hear the first parts of 18-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across? |
| 36% | SEX | 3 | “Same-___ couples, too, may aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning”: Obergefell v. Hodges |
| 35% | ETHIOPIA | 8 | Landlocked country linked to the origin of coffee |
| 35% | SPRING | 6 | The season in which flowers bloom |
| 35% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that blooms in the fall |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to chefs |
| 35% | PLACENTA | 8 | In flowering plants, that part of the ovary where ovules develop |
| 35% | LEO | 3 | "Killers of the Flower Moon" star DiCaprio, to fans |
| 35% | TAURUS | 6 | Sign of the zodiac runs from April to May |
| 35% | APPLEGATE | 9 | Christina, one of the leads in Dead to Me |
| 35% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that blooms in the early fall |
| 35% | AMIDST | 6 | In the thick of, to a bard |
| 35% | CEPHALIC | 8 | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| 35% | OBSTRUCT | 8 | To get in the way of something |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to a chef |
| 34% | LIP | 3 | Part of the face that might chap in cold weather |
| 34% | FOUROCLOCK | 10 | Flower whose blooms open in the late afternoon |