| 100% | MULBERRY | 8 | Tree with an edible fruit whose leaves are the sole food source of the silkworm |
| 47% | SUGAR | 5 | & 22A North American hardwood tree whose sap is the source of an edible syrup |
| 37% | MULBERRY | 8 | Fruit tree whose leaves are a treat for silkworms |
| 35% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Tree of the cashew family whose nuts have an edible green kernel |
| 35% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible shiny black fruits |
| 35% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible, shiny black fruits |
| 35% | FIG | 3 | Fruit tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves |
| 35% | FIG | 3 | Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to clothe themselves |
| 34% | RICE | 4 | Plant of the grass family whose seed is an edible grain |
| 34% | FIG | 3 | Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves |
| 34% | OLIVE | 5 | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible, shiny black or green fruits |
| 33% | LOVAGE | 6 | White-flowered European plant of the parsley family whose leaves are used for flavouring food |
| 33% | PLUM | 4 | Small tree with an edible oval fruit |
| 32% | FENNEL | 6 | Yellow-flowered plant of the parsley family whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to flavour food |
| 32% | UPAS | 4 | Large tree of southeastern Asia also called the ipoh whose sap is used as an arrow poison |
| 32% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 32% | UPAS | 4 | Large tree of south-eastern Asia also called the ipoh whose sap is used as an arrow poison |
| 32% | DAMSON | 6 | Eurasian plum tree with an edible blue-black oval fruit |
| 32% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the song "Highway to Hell" whose name is an abbreviation referring to types of electricity |
| 31% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band with the song "Chiquitita" whose name is an acronym of the first letters of the members' first names |
| 31% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with the song "Bye Bye Bye" whose name is an acronym of the last letters of the members' first names |
| 31% | MAORI | 5 | People whose language is the source of "kiwi" |
| 31% | ONION | 5 | Source of the headline "Study Reveals: Babies Are Stupid," with "The" |
| 31% | TEMPEST | 7 | Source of the line "What's past is prologue," with "The" |
| 30% | JULES | 5 | With 141-Down, author whose work is the basis of this puzzle's theme |
| 30% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 30% | ALPO | 4 | Food brand that was the sole sponsor of the first "60 Minutes" broadcast |
| 30% | XERES | 5 | Spanish city whose name is the source of the word sherry |
| 30% | MACH | 4 | Physicist Ernst whose name is associated with the speed of sound |