| 100% | WINE | 4 | "I cook with ___, and sometimes I even put it in the food" (quip) |
| 83% | APRON | 5 | Garment that may say "I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food" |
| 43% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in which my kid replaced the frosting with cheese and tried to get me to eat it |
| 41% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MEANING | 7 | With 18-Across, it puts the fun in a pun |
| 39% | MCDONALDS | 9 | Fast food chain with I'm Lovin' It in ad campaign |
| 39% | CORNCOBPIPE | 11 | It's made from an ear and put in the mouth |
| 39% | MARGARITAVILLE | 14 | 42-Across hit song with the lyrics "But there's booze in the blender / And soon it will render / That frozen concoction that helps me hang on" |
| 38% | SANDWICH | 8 | Food with bread as the base and meat in between |
| 37% | SHADOW | 6 | What's longer in the morning and evening than it is at noon |
| 37% | LOVEDROUGHT | 11 | Beyonce song with the lyric "You and me could make it rain now" |
| 37% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 36% | IAMS | 4 | Dog and cat food brand with a paw in its logo |
| 36% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 36% | FIJI | 4 | I'm an island country in the South Pacific Ocean with a white dove and lion on my flag |
| 36% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 36% | SUPADUPAFLY | 11 | Platinum Missy Elliot album with the singles “Sock It 2 Me” and “Beep Me 911” |
| 36% | ANZAC | 5 | In World War I, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| 36% | IOWA | 4 | Besides Ohio and Utah, the only state with four letters in its name |
| 35% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Hit single from 15-Across with the lyrics "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 35% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 35% | NIGER | 5 | River in West Africa that starts in the Guinea Highlands and shares its name with an African country |
| 35% | MICHAELSTIPE | 12 | Singer who came up with "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AMY | 3 | I shared my name with the character I played in "Her" and I've been nominated for the Oscars six times |
| 35% | LATE | 4 | "___ in the Evening," 1980 single by Paul Simon which topped several charts worldwide and is known for its drum beat |
| 35% | EVENPUTITINTHEFOOD | 18 | *"I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I ___" |
| 35% | HEP | 3 | With it, in the 50's |
| 34% | BAGGAGE | 7 | You might check it or put it in the overhead compartment |
| 34% | CIRCLELETTERSTO | 15 | Step 2: With 43- and 55-Across, do this in the grid (scrambled or not) ... it works for almost anyone! |
| 34% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | "Hello It's Me" singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds. |