| 100% | TOO | 3 | "This sauce is way ___ spicy!" (excessively) |
| 52% | TAO | 3 | This is the way |
| 50% | ITS | 3 | "__ gotta be this way" |
| 50% | BUTTER | 6 | Hollandaise sauce is made of this and egg yolks |
| 49% | ATAD | 4 | "The sauce was just ___ spicy." (little bit): 2 wds. |
| 49% | ATAD | 4 | "The sauce was just ___ spicy" (little bit): 2 wds. |
| 49% | HOTSALSA | 8 | Spicy sauce that may be made with jalapeños |
| 48% | IMUSTBEDREAMING | 15 | “No way this is actually happening!” |
| 48% | GAGA | 4 | "Lady" who was "Born This Way" |
| 47% | BIGBANG | 7 | This is the way the world began, per 51-Across |
| 47% | HALFFULL | 8 | An optimist will see their glass this way |
| 46% | CHEESE | 6 | Welsh rarebit is this type of sauce on toast |
| 46% | MEATLESS | 8 | A vegetarian's meal could be described this way |
| 46% | GLOOMY | 6 | Eeyore's mood can often be described this way |
| 46% | COUSINS | 7 | Snoop Dogg and Brandy are related in this way |
| 46% | SONGS | 5 | Imagine, Bad Guy and Born This Way are examples |
| 46% | MAKEUPTEST | 10 | What this crossword is, in a way? |
| 44% | WORKAROUNDS | 11 | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| 44% | THEWIND | 7 | Scarlett O'Hara's way of life was gone with this |
| 43% | SALMONROE | 9 | This fishy treat, known as ikura in Japan, is often pickled in soy sauce |
| 43% | STEVENTYLER | 11 | "Walk This Way" singer who was born March 26, 1948 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | REDACTED | 8 | Stricken, in a way, as was done four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | INSIDETHELINES | 14 | Tidy way to color … and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle? |
| 42% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle |
| 41% | JORDAN | 6 | Mansaf — lamb in a dried yogurt sauce — is usually promoted as this county's national dish |
| 41% | BUILT | 5 | "___ This Way," 2004 song by Samantha Ronson that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack |
| 41% | TIEATIE | 7 | The way to do this is the #1 how-to search, according to Google |
| 41% | RULES | 5 | Is way cool |
| 41% | MISSBYAMILE | 11 | Be way off |
| 40% | SRIRACHA | 8 | ___ sauce, spicy red condiment that originated in, and is named after the Thai city Si Racha |