| 100% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 36% | GIG | 3 | Synonym for "job" that reads the same forward and backward |
| 34% | ONE | 3 | Number of US states that contain the letter Z |
| 34% | YORK | 4 | New ___ City, U.S., home to the UN headquarters that is responsible for maintaining international peace and security |
| 34% | OHIO | 4 | US state that begins and ends with the same letter |
| 33% | EMENDS | 6 | Synonym for “alters” that keeps its meaning if the first letter is changed to an “A” |
| 33% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 33% | ENVELOPE | 8 | Stationery item for sending letters that's still the symbol for "messages" and "mails" despite not being in popular use |
| 33% | DETOURS | 7 | Routes that contain the letters in "routes" |
| 32% | EDEN | 4 | It contained "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 32% | HOMES | 5 | Synonym for residences that's also an acronym for the Great Lakes |
| 31% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 31% | NIH | 3 | U.S. agcy. that provided major funding for the Human Genome Project |
| 30% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that contains a greeting in the middle |
| 30% | EDIT | 4 | Software menu that contains the Copy and Paste functions |
| 30% | CYCLING | 7 | Transportation that's good for you and the planet |
| 30% | BEAM | 4 | Gymnastic event that the US' Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles received silver and bronze for at the 2016 Olympics |
| 29% | KANGAROOWORD | 12 | Honorable (which contains the letters of "noble" in order), for example |
| 29% | ALOHA | 5 | Word that contains the Spanish word for "hi" in reverse, aptly |
| 29% | CHEMICALSYMBOLS | 15 | This puzzle's circled letters, for the words that precede them |
| 29% | FLEETS | 6 | The US Second and Third and Russia's Baltic, for example |
| 29% | DELTA | 5 | Greek letter that's also the name of a US airline |
| 29% | DEFOE | 5 | Surname that contains a synonym for "enemy" |
| 29% | GREATSEAL | 9 | U.S. emblem that features an eagle on the front and a pyramid on the back |
| 29% | EDEN | 4 | Garden that contained the tree of the knowledge of good and evil |
| 29% | JAMESBAKER | 10 | White House Chief of Staff for Reagan and George H.W. Bush (and also a Secretary of the Treasury): 2 wds. |
| 28% | BLTS | 4 | Sandwiches that contain red and green vegetables, for short |
| 28% | MESA | 4 | U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front |
| 28% | VISAS | 5 | H-1B and B-1, for two |
| 28% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | Novelty B-52's song with the lyric "Watch out for that piranha" |