| 100% | SAP | 3 | Solution of sugars and mineral salts that circulates in a plant |
| 41% | ROOM | 4 | What's left in a cup of coffee so that you can add cream and sugar |
| 37% | SALINE | 6 | A solution of salt in water |
| 35% | PHLOEM | 6 | Tissue that transports sugars in a plant |
| 35% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 35% | GRATED | 6 | (3/7) "In a bowl, take some ___ (shredded) 17a, sugar, oil, and a pinch of salt. Whisk till it mixes well." |
| 34% | RIM | 3 | Part of a margarita glass that's dipped in salt |
| 34% | CASHFLOW | 8 | Money that moves in and out of a business |
| 34% | POCKETDOORS | 11 | *Barriers that slide in and out of a wall |
| 33% | OMNIVORE | 8 | Animal of a species that eats and digests both plant and animal matter |
| 33% | BANQUET | 7 | Elaborate meal that is often ceremonious and hosted in honor of a person |
| 33% | SAP | 3 | Fluid that circulates in plant |
| 33% | OMNIVORE | 8 | Any animal of a species that eats and digests both plant and animal matter |
| 33% | ALOEVERA | 8 | Species of plant whose leaves yield a juice used in skin and hair preparations |
| 33% | ULURU | 5 | Large sandstone formation in Australia that is a part of Aboriginal myths and legends |
| 32% | BACON | 5 | Meat from the back and sides of a pig that is dried, salted and sometimes smoked |
| 32% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 32% | VHS | 3 | VCR format that was a popular mode of watching 19a in the 1980s and 1990s: Abbr. |
| 32% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 32% | ISOTONIC | 8 | Word applied to sports drinks that have similar concentrations of salt and sugar as the human body |
| 32% | MYRRH | 5 | Tree of Africa and south Asia that exudes a resin used in perfume and medicine |
| 32% | MYRRH | 5 | Tree of Africa and S Asia that exudes a resin used in perfume and medicine |
| 31% | EYE | 3 | Watcher ... and homophone of a letter that appears exactly once in every clue and all but two answers |
| 31% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 31% | INP | 3 | Formula for a compound of elements number 15 and 49 that is used in making high speed transistors |
| 31% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 31% | ION | 3 | Particle in a salt solution |
| 31% | BRINED | 6 | Steeped in a salt solution |
| 31% | TACO | 4 | Traditional dish that originated in Mexico and consists of tortilla topped with a filling |
| 31% | DIGITALDIVIDE | 13 | It separates those with access to technology and those without, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |