| 100% | TOHEROA | 7 | Mollusc of New Zealand from which a greenish soup is made |
| 42% | CHOWDER | 7 | Seafood soup, of which New England is a style |
| 41% | KIWI | 4 | A bird from New Zealand which is also a fruit |
| 38% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 37% | SNAIL | 5 | Mollusc which is a symbol of slowness |
| 36% | RHINEGOLD | 9 | Material from which the ring of the Nibelung was made |
| 36% | MAKUTUED | 8 | A type of New Zealand spell that's been cast |
| 36% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 36% | NOODLE | 6 | Soup ingredient which is a thin strip of dough |
| 35% | STAVE | 5 | Strip of wood from which a bow is carved |
| 35% | MINT | 4 | Place where currency coins are made which is also the name of a herb |
| 34% | MATERIALS | 9 | Substances out of which a thing can be made or built |
| 34% | HORSEHAIR | 9 | Material of which a violin's bow part is made |
| 34% | JENNYSHIPLEY | 12 | Prime minister of New Zealand from 1997-99 |
| 33% | TITULAR | 7 | From which a name is taken |
| 33% | KIRK | 4 | Norman —, prime minister of New Zealand from 1972-74 |
| 33% | HOLYOAKE | 8 | Keith —, prime minister of New Zealand from 1960-72 |
| 33% | SEDDON | 6 | Richard —, prime minister of New Zealand from 1893-1906 |
| 33% | LANGE | 5 | David —, prime minister of New Zealand from 1984-89 |
| 33% | NASH | 4 | Walter —, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1957-60 |
| 33% | DAN | 3 | ___ Carter, former New Zealand rugby player who was a three-time International Rugby Board Player of the Year |
| 33% | PINT | 4 | *Common beer quantity ordered from 13a, which is half the size of a quart |
| 33% | PEA | 3 | Round green veggie in a pod which is used in making soups and stew |
| 32% | DRAWEE | 6 | Bank from which a check is paid |
| 32% | CTR | 3 | Pt. from which a radius is measured |
| 32% | CLOUD | 5 | ___ bread, dish made from egg whites, sugar, and cornstarch which was a food trend on Instagram |
| 32% | LEEK | 4 | Vegetable that is used to make soup (whose edible part is a bundle of leaf sheaths) |
| 32% | FIFTHMOUNTAIN | 13 | Paulo Coelho novel which is a narration of Elijah from the Hebrew Bible, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROPE | 4 | What the sides of a wrestling ring are made from |
| 32% | DELANO | 6 | Name of a family from which Franklin Roosevelt was descended |