| 100% | THUD | 4 | Sound when a tree falls in a forest and someone is around to hear it |
| 35% | IFA | 3 | "___ tree falls in a forest ...": 2 wds. |
| 34% | MINT | 4 | "What did the tic-tacs say when they fell in love? It was ___ to be" |
| 33% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 32% | LONGBOW | 7 | It may be drawn in a forest |
| 32% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 31% | NATO | 4 | Finland and Sweden were invited to join it in 2022 (abbr.) |
| 31% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 31% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | SOTHERN | 7 | Actress Ann who has two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars and was injured in 1974 by the falling of a fake tree! |
| 31% | AMSO | 4 | Childish but truthful reply to "You're not solving a crossword" when you are, in fact, solving it |
| 31% | LINEAGE | 7 | It can be found in a tree |
| 31% | MIR | 3 | It was made to fall in 2001 |
| 31% | ECHO | 4 | It may be heard in a tunnel |
| 31% | COWBELL | 7 | It may be heard in a herd |
| 30% | ENT | 3 | Fantasy being whose kind “never are roused unless it is clear to us that our trees and our lives are in great danger” |
| 30% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 30% | LEAF | 4 | It falls from a tree in the fall |
| 30% | POP | 3 | Sound heard when a champagne bottle is opened |
| 30% | SNIP | 4 | Sound heard when a barber is trimming bangs |
| 30% | LEAF | 4 | It might fall from a tree in autumn |
| 30% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 30% | SPOT | 4 | Parking ___, place in the car lot where you might be parked, and something that seems impossible to find when you're in a rush |
| 30% | SEEDPOTATO | 10 | Its 31-Down might be similar in size (and function) to a pea |
| 30% | AYES | 4 | "The ___ have it!" (phrase heard when a bill passes in Congress) |
| 30% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 30% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Melodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and time |
| 30% | TIMBER | 6 | It's yelled while a tree is falling down |
| 30% | COO | 3 | Sound that might be heard in a 16-Across |
| 30% | OINKS | 5 | Sounds heard here and there in a nursery rhyme |