| 100% | CROOKEDFOREST | 13 | Poland's famous grove with odd-shaped pine trees that bends sharply to the North above ground level and curves back upright: 2 wds. |
| 22% | POPLAR | 6 | Tree that's related to the aspen and cottonwood |
| 21% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that is home to the Yankees and the Giants: 2 wds. |
| 20% | ICHIROSUZUKI | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,653 regular-season games with the Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 20% | RAFAELPALMEIRO | 14 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,831 regular-season games with the Cubs, Rangers, and Orioles: 2 wds. |
| 20% | ELM | 3 | American ___ (shade tree that's the state tree of North Dakota and Massachusetts) |
| 20% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a letter to the North Pole: 2 wds. |
| 19% | COLORINGBOOK | 12 | 2019 addition to the Toy Hall of Fame that may be filled with cartoon characters (2 wds.) |
| 19% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 19% | BIRCH | 5 | Tree with bark that's used to build canoes and wigwams |
| 19% | COUNTRYROAD | 11 | 1971 song with the lyrics "take to the highway" that's on James Taylor's "Greatest Hits" album: 2 wds. |
| 19% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 19% | STLOUIS | 7 | City that's home to the Gateway Arch: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 19% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (try to stay well-informed): 2 wds. |
| 19% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 18% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that's home to the NHL's Sharks: 2 wds. |
| 18% | LEVITATE | 8 | Mystically rise and appear to float above the ground |
| 18% | HOW | 3 | (2/6) "Conspiring with him ___ to load and bless with fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run" |
| 18% | SHUTTLE | 7 | Transport that takes you to the airport and back |
| 18% | LIPGLOSS | 8 | Makeup that adds shine to the mouth: 2 wds. |
| 18% | TRUCK | 5 | *Transport for 16a that's driven with care, and with sirens ringing it arrives to fight the flare!" |
| 18% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 18% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (2 wds.) |
| 18% | GEODESY | 7 | That branch of mathematics dealing with the size and shape of the earth |
| 18% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor and lead singer of the band Tenacious D: 2 wds. |
| 18% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | 1979 Bee Gees #1 song with the lyrics "It's as high as a mountain / And harder to climb" (3 wds.) |
| 17% | HEATWAVE | 8 | Martha and the Vandellas hit song that starts, "Whenever I'm with him / Something inside / Starts to burning" (2 wds.) |
| 17% | BEAMUP | 6 | Transport back to the Enterprise, on "Star Trek": 2 wds. |
| 17% | SIDNEYCROSBY | 12 | Penguins center and third back-to-back winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (2016-2017): 2 wds. |
| 17% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Penguins center and second back-to-back winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (1991-1992): 2 wds. |