| 100% | AGR | 3 | The Forest Service's dept. |
| 74% | OWL | 3 | The Forest Service's Woodsy, e.g. |
| 72% | XXX | 3 | Dept. that manages the Forest Service |
| 61% | USDA | 4 | The Forest Service is part of it, in brief |
| 61% | USDA | 4 | What the Forest Service is part of |
| 57% | IDA | 3 | State in which the Forest Service holds the highest % of land |
| 55% | USDA | 4 | Forest Service's agcy. |
| 55% | IDAHO | 5 | The U.S. Forest Service owns about 38% of it |
| 52% | RAVINE | 6 | Deep gorge in the forest |
| 50% | OWL | 3 | Woodsy ___ (United States Forest Service's mascot) |
| 46% | SMOKEY | 6 | U.S. Forest Service mascot |
| 46% | YWCA | 4 | Service org. since the 1850's |
| 46% | SMOKE | 5 | Deep Purple's "___ on the Water" |
| 45% | MOONLIT | 7 | Like the forest in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
| 45% | CHASMS | 6 | Deep cracks in the Earth's surface |
| 45% | CHASMS | 6 | Deep holes in the Earth's surface |
| 45% | USDA | 4 | Forest Service agency |
| 45% | SMOKEY | 6 | Forest Service symbol |
| 45% | ROLLING | 7 | Adele's "___ in the Deep" |
| 44% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | U.S. Forest Service mascot since 1944 |
| 44% | ENDOR | 5 | Forest moon that's home to the Ewoks |
| 44% | IDI | 3 | Forest's The Last King of Scotland role |
| 44% | BEAR | 4 | Smokey ___ (U.S Forest Service symbol) |
| 44% | BEAR | 4 | Smokey — (U.S Forest Service symbol) |
| 44% | UPI | 3 | The AP's rival newspaper wire service: Abbr. |
| 44% | WHIRLEDTRADETORISE | 18 | Helicopter service's prediction for the New Year? |
| 44% | CHASMS | 6 | Deep, gaping openings in the Earth's surface |
| 44% | STRIPEDBASSI | 12 | Deep voices in the men's prison choir? |
| 44% | BEAUTY | 6 | "___ and the Beast," French fairy tale about a cursed prince living deep within a forest |
| 43% | ENDOR | 5 | Forest moon that's home to the 44-Acrosses |