| 100% | MUNG | 4 | Small beans that are the source of bean sprouts |
| 60% | CACAO | 5 | Bean that's the source of chocolate |
| 60% | SOY | 3 | Kind of beans that are the source of 4-Down |
| 58% | NUTMEG | 6 | Evergreen tree that is the source of mace |
| 58% | MINKS | 5 | Weasel cousins that are the source of expensive fur |
| 56% | ITASCA | 6 | Lake that is a source of the Mississippi |
| 55% | EWES | 4 | Female animals that can be the source of mutton |
| 55% | SNL | 3 | Show that was the source of "The Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World": Abbr. |
| 55% | GLEE | 4 | Fox series that was the source of 80 Billboard Hot 100 songs in 2010 |
| 54% | CROCI | 5 | Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine |
| 54% | ANGORAS | 7 | Wool sources that were the subject of a 2013 PETA exposé |
| 54% | MOBILEBAY | 9 | 1864 battle site that was the source of the quote "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" |
| 54% | YEW | 3 | Tree that was the source of the poison in Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye |
| 53% | APTS | 4 | Small units that are usually under the supervision of the super |
| 53% | GRAPES | 6 | Pulpy fruits that are the main sources of wine |
| 52% | FUSION | 6 | Mr. ___, gadget from "Back to the Future" that is a source of sustainable energy |
| 52% | LAKE | 4 | ___ Victoria, waterbody in the Tanzanian and Ugandan forests that is a source of the Nile |
| 51% | DOVE | 4 | Small backyard bird that is also the symbol of peace |
| 51% | ACTS | 4 | Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 51% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 50% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 50% | SOLAR | 5 | Renewable source of energy that is derived from the sun |
| 49% | ARMADILLO | 9 | Burrowing animal with a coat of "armor," that is the official state small mammal of Texas |
| 49% | SMART | 5 | Be the source of pain |
| 48% | ATOMICTHEORY | 12 | The idea that matter is composed of small, distinct components |
| 47% | SPACE | 5 | United States ___ Force, smallest of the US military branches that is often confused with NASA |
| 47% | SAMPLES | 7 | Small quantities of a product that show what the whole is like (plural) |
| 46% | BEAN | 4 | Seed that is the source for 20a |
| 46% | CACAO | 5 | Tree that's the source of chocolate |
| 46% | NUTMEG | 6 | Tree that's the source of mace |