| 100% | ALMOND | 6 | Nut that's a seed and same genus as peach |
| 40% | CASHEW | 6 | Comma-shaped white nut that's actually a seed |
| 38% | BFLAT | 5 | Piano key that's the same as A sharp |
| 36% | BOUGH | 5 | *Main branch of a tree that ends the same as 17a, 19a, 34a and 46d, but does not rhyme |
| 35% | BETEL | 5 | Nut that's a stimulant |
| 35% | BETEL | 5 | Nut that's a mild narcotic |
| 35% | PECAN | 5 | Nut that is both a pie type and ice-cream flavor |
| 34% | KOLA | 4 | Nut that's a source of caffeine |
| 34% | CHARD | 5 | Vegetable that’s the same species as the mangel-wurzel and the beet |
| 34% | ALLY | 4 | Nation that's on the same side as yours in a war |
| 34% | KEN | 3 | Male doll that's about the same size as a Barbie |
| 33% | WACO | 4 | City with a radio station that has the same call letters as the city's name |
| 33% | PANDA | 5 | Large Chinese animal that's the same colors as a crossword puzzle |
| 33% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 33% | ITALO | 5 | Author Calvino with a name that's almost the same as a country |
| 32% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2017 TV series that's based on a Denzel Washington movie and stars Bill Paxton as a cop: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PECAN | 5 | Nut that's commonly used in pies and pralines |
| 32% | SCRUB | 5 | "A guy that thinks he's fly and is also known as a buster," per a #1 TLC hit |
| 32% | ARIL | 4 | Fleshy, coloured or hairy appendage around a seed, such as that of a yew |
| 32% | KUDU | 4 | Beast that's a tribal totem of the Barolong and Batlhaping people of Southern Africa and known as a "tholo" in Tswana |
| 32% | HOUSEHOLD | 9 | A home and those who live in it, regarded as a unit |
| 32% | NUTHATCH | 8 | European —, small songbird that feeds on insects, nuts and seeds |
| 32% | ACORN | 5 | Nut that's visible on the back of a dime |
| 31% | HASBRO | 6 | A toy company that makes G.I Joe and board games such as Monopoly |
| 31% | FEEDER | 6 | Bird ___, seeds or nuts holder that might attract birds to a yard |
| 31% | JUMP | 4 | Long ___, track and field event that may be enjoyed as a hobby |
| 31% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 31% | ACORN | 5 | Nut that looks like it's wearing a little hat |
| 31% | LEMON | 5 | Car that's hardly a peach |
| 30% | FLAX | 4 | Seed that's a source of omega-3s |