| 100% | LEAF | 4 | Tree debris in an autumn pile |
| 48% | ACORN | 5 | The hard nut of an oak tree that falls in autumn |
| 46% | LEAF | 4 | Part of an autumn pile |
| 45% | ASTER | 5 | Flower in an autumn bouquet |
| 43% | BOB | 3 | ___ for apples (take part in an autumn game) |
| 42% | CAT | 3 | Player in an indoor tree |
| 41% | SIRE | 4 | Entry in an equine family tree |
| 41% | SUMAC | 5 | Tree brightly colored in autumn |
| 40% | LEAF | 4 | Tree part that falls in autumn |
| 40% | ELMS | 4 | Trees in an O'Neill title |
| 39% | GOALLINESTAND | 13 | Tree holder, in an indoor football game? |
| 38% | ACORN | 5 | An oak tree, in a nutshell? |
| 38% | SANDY | 5 | 16-Across' squirrel friend who lives in an underwater tree dome |
| 37% | ARTISTICFIR | 11 | *Christmas tree in an atelier? |
| 37% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Tree type that doesn't lose its leaves in autumn |
| 37% | PINENUT | 7 | Tree seed that's an ingredient in pesto: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LEAVES | 6 | Piles of them might fall from trees in the fall |
| 37% | HAWTHORN | 8 | Spiky hedgerow tree with red berries in autumn |
| 37% | LEAF | 4 | It might fall from a tree in autumn |
| 37% | AERIE | 5 | Nest of an eagle high in a tree |
| 36% | LEAF | 4 | Part of a pile in a yard in autumn |
| 36% | LEAF | 4 | Part of a tree that changes color in autumn |
| 35% | INNERCHILD | 10 | What might make an adult jump in a pile of leaves |
| 35% | ARGAN | 5 | Evergreen Moroccan tree whose fruit produces an oil used in cosmetics |
| 34% | OWL | 3 | X the ___ (puppet who lives in an oak tree in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe) |
| 34% | TOPPER | 6 | A star or an angel's role in a prominent tree spot |
| 33% | BABASSU | 7 | Brazilian palm tree whose hard edible nuts yield an oil used in cosmetics |
| 32% | SPACEWASTE | 10 | Debris in orbit |
| 32% | STORED | 6 | In an attic |
| 32% | QUICKASAWINK | 12 | In an instant |