| 100% | FERRIC | 6 | & 22A Red powder used as a sensitive coating on magnetic tape |
| 45% | ROUGE | 5 | Red powder used as a cosmetic |
| 37% | SOUR | 4 | ___ cream, fermented dairy product that's commonly used as a topping on 22a |
| 37% | SALSA | 5 | Spicy tomato-based condiment that is commonly used as a topping on 22a |
| 37% | TIN | 3 | Chemical abbreviation for titanium nitride , often used as a corrosion resisnt coating on machine tools |
| 36% | LETTUCE | 7 | Leafy salad ingredient with 'Romaine' and 'Butterhead' varieties that's commonly used as a topping on 22a |
| 33% | PANKO | 5 | Bread crumbs used as a coating |
| 33% | LOX | 3 | Fish used as a topping on bagels |
| 32% | NORI | 4 | Seaweed used as a wrap on sushi rolls |
| 32% | TIN | 3 | Metal used as a coating for many steel containers |
| 31% | OREO | 4 | Cookie used as a flavor in a new Barefoot red wine |
| 31% | AMARANTH | 8 | Boiled pseudo-grain that is also used as a red dye |
| 31% | TALC | 4 | Powder used on a pool table or after bath |
| 30% | SCHIPPERKE | 10 | Dutch breed of tailless dog used as a guard on canal barges |
| 30% | WITHHOLDINGTACKS | 16 | Using tape on a bulletin board? |
| 30% | DABSAAT | 7 | Uses a powder puff on, say |
| 30% | GARNISHES | 9 | Herbs used as a finishing touch on a dish |
| 30% | TOMATO | 6 | Red fruit generally used as a vegetable |
| 30% | TAP | 3 | Use an app, as on a touchscreen |
| 29% | LIME | 4 | Zesty fruit ... and something commonly used as topping on 22a |
| 29% | CHERRY | 6 | Sundae topper that may be used as flavoring for a red popsicle |
| 29% | BEEF | 4 | Ground ___, minced cattle meat that is commonly used as topping on 22a |
| 29% | STET | 4 | Word used as an instruction to ignore a correction on a manuscript |
| 28% | STRAP | 5 | A strip of cloth used for fastening, as on a bra |
| 28% | GLAZE | 5 | Apply a shiny coat on, as a donut (rhymes with "blaze") |
| 28% | BLEWOPEN | 8 | Used dynamite on, as a safe |
| 28% | BLOWOPEN | 8 | Use dynamite on, as a safe |
| 28% | HOT | 3 | ___ sauce, condiment made from chili peppers that is commonly used as topping on 22a |
| 28% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |