| 100% | CHICKEN | 7 | "___ Fried," song by Zac Brown Band that a chef might hum while making buffalo wings |
| 35% | PIE | 3 | "American ___," song by Don McLean that a chef might sing while whipping up a lemon meringue dessert |
| 34% | CHOP | 4 | "___ Suey!" song by System of a Down that a chef might rock out to while stir-frying a delicious Chinese dish |
| 29% | APPLES | 6 | "___ and Bananas," children's song that a chef may sing while preparing a fruit salad |
| 28% | CAKE | 4 | "___ by the Ocean," pop song by DNCE that a pastry chef might sing while frosting a chocolate sponge dessert |
| 27% | CRICKET | 7 | Insect that makes a noise by rubbing its wings |
| 27% | FLOWERS | 7 | Song by Miley Cyrus that might bring out your green thumb and a beautiful garden of blooms |
| 27% | TOES | 4 | Zac Brown Band song |
| 26% | BOOK | 4 | "Cooking by the ___," LazyTown song a chef might sing while consulting a recipe manual for every tasty dish in this puzzle |
| 26% | ZAC | 3 | ___ Brown Band, country music band that won a Grammy for their hit song "As She's Walking Away" |
| 26% | MOO | 3 | Sound made by a farm animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie |
| 26% | GROW | 4 | "Let It ___," song by Eric Clapton that might bring out your green thumb and a hopeful plant sprout |
| 26% | WORK | 4 | "Dirty ___," song by Steely Dan that might bring out your green thumb and a pair of muddy gloves |
| 26% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 25% | GRASS | 5 | "Green Green ___," song by George Ezra that might bring out your green thumb and a perfect patch of lawn |
| 25% | DIGGING | 7 | "___ in the Dirt," song by Peter Gabriel that might bring out your green thumb and a few wiggly worms |
| 24% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 24% | CLAW | 4 | Part of a lobster that might have a rubber band around it while in a restaurant's tank |
| 24% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 24% | NONAME | 6 | Song by rock band America, A Horse With __ |
| 24% | ROYALS | 6 | Song by Lorde that has a regal title |
| 24% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 24% | CHICKENFRIED | 12 | Zac Brown Band's food-titled #1 country song of 2008: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BERET | 5 | "Raspberry ___," Prince song that might pop into your head while picking out a funky flat-crowned cap from the closet |
| 24% | COAT | 4 | "___ of Many Colors," Dolly Parton song that might pop into your head while grabbing a vibrant jacket from the closet |
| 24% | SOBER | 5 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video |
| 23% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle |
| 23% | DEEPCUTS | 8 | Songs by a recording artist that aren't well known |
| 23% | ARIA | 4 | Song that might prompt a "Brava!" |
| 23% | OLE | 3 | Noise that a fan might make |