| 100% | LIME | 4 | The Green ___ (If "The Green Mile" was about a citrus fruit?) |
| 48% | LIME | 4 | Fresh ___ soda, beverage made from a yellow citrus fruit that is popular during the summer |
| 48% | FILES | 5 | Lord of the ___ (If "Lord of the Flies" was about a competent clerk?) |
| 45% | SEED | 4 | What the stone is in a stone fruit |
| 44% | LIME | 4 | Citrus fruit with a green rind |
| 43% | EMIL | 4 | Name that anagrams to the name of a citrus fruit |
| 43% | ORANGE | 6 | Citrus fruit whose juice is a popular drink |
| 42% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 42% | LIME | 4 | Fruit is a mile off |
| 42% | BABY | 4 | The 2004 sports film "Million Dollar ___," which is about a coach helping an amateur boxer |
| 41% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that might be squeezed into a cup of tea |
| 41% | ORANGE | 6 | Satsumas are a small form of this citrus fruit |
| 41% | CITROEN | 7 | French car whose name is a Dutch citrus fruit |
| 41% | JETSONS | 7 | "The ___," animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a family in the future |
| 41% | EJECT | 5 | What a fighter pilot might do from the cockpit if the plane is hit |
| 41% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 41% | TEDS | 4 | The movie about a talking bear is about ___ life with Mark Wahlberg |
| 40% | ORA | 3 | Dave couldn't decide if the animal he saw was a dog ___ jackal (2 wds) |
| 40% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 40% | PEARL | 5 | "Mama's ___," 1970 song by the Jackson 5 that is about a mama's girl |
| 40% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money," song by Donna Summer that is about a hardworking woman |
| 40% | VITAMINC | 8 | Nutrient that citrus fruits are a good source of: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THECAT | 6 | This is out of the bag if a secret is divulged |
| 40% | METADATA | 8 | Information about a file, such as the date it was created |
| 40% | YEN | 3 | What can be bought by the dozen for about a dime |
| 40% | GIANTSQUID | 10 | Its 31-Down is about the size of a dinner plate |
| 40% | REGENT | 6 | About fellow being a stand-in for the king |
| 40% | MATCHA | 6 | ___ tea latte, green drink that became popular in the 2010s and is now a Starbucks offering |
| 40% | ORANGE | 6 | Color named for a citrus juice fruit that is a breakfast staple |
| 40% | LIME | 4 | Green fruit that is a good source of vitamin C |