| 100% | SOREBOUGH | 9 | Symptom that might call for a tree surgeon? |
| 59% | FDA | 3 | Org. that may call for a recall |
| 58% | STEW | 4 | Recipe that may call for a bay leaf |
| 56% | ARIA | 4 | Song that might call for a soprano to hit a high C |
| 46% | SLEET | 5 | Forecast that might call for gloves and galoshes |
| 46% | PINE | 4 | Softwood from a tree with cones and needles, that may be used for making cabinets and frames |
| 45% | STIRFRY | 7 | Recipe that might call for ginger and soy sauce |
| 45% | UNION | 5 | Group that may call a strike |
| 44% | CHESTPAIN | 9 | Symptom that might prompt a visit to a cardiologist |
| 43% | TTY | 3 | Device that a deaf person might use for a phone call |
| 43% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Word for a tree that loses leaves in winter |
| 42% | BEER | 4 | Drink that might be called a "brewski" |
| 41% | CAT | 3 | Pet that might get stuck in a tree |
| 41% | APB | 3 | Something that might interrupt a flight, for short |
| 41% | SALT | 4 | Stuff that might be pinched for a recipe |
| 41% | CUKE | 4 | Vegetable that might become a pickle, for short |
| 41% | DORM | 4 | Residence that might be named for a donor |
| 41% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might be mistaken for a snake |
| 41% | TIC | 3 | Movement that might be confused for a stim |
| 41% | JET | 3 | Transportation that might be "private" for a VIP |
| 41% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that might be called a "six-pack" |
| 41% | IVY | 3 | Plant that may snake up a tree trunk |
| 41% | ABOARD | 6 | Final call for those on a boat: "All __" |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | Period that may be named for a president |
| 41% | VOCAB | 5 | Lesson that may involve a thesaurus, for short |
| 41% | CATSEAR | 7 | Plant that may be mistaken for a dandelion |
| 41% | CAW | 3 | Cry that may be mistaken for a croak |
| 40% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IVY | 3 | Plant that might climb a tree or a wall |
| 40% | DRIP | 4 | Sound that might cause you to call a plumber |