| 100% | INHALE | 6 | *Breathe in ... or finish off rapidly, as a plate of food |
| 47% | SLAY | 4 | Finish off, as a vampire or dragon |
| 46% | USEUP | 5 | Finish off, as a tube of toothpaste |
| 40% | INTHECROSSHAIRS | 15 | Fixed as a target ... or a hint to four pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | SLAY | 4 | Finish off, as a dragon |
| 39% | ICE | 3 | Finish off, as a cake |
| 39% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | BASINED | 7 | Enclosed in a round or oval-shaped tract of land, as with a lake |
| 39% | ALTER | 5 | Take in or rehem, as a pair of pants |
| 38% | ERGO | 4 | As a result of or consequently |
| 37% | TRY | 3 | Sample, as a bit of food |
| 36% | TASTE | 5 | Sample, as a small bit of food |
| 36% | INSETS | 6 | Puts in or inserts as a decoration |
| 36% | MENU | 4 | List of food available in a restaurant |
| 36% | SERVEDOUT | 9 | Finished, as a term of office |
| 36% | CREDENCE | 8 | Belief in or acceptance of something as true |
| 35% | SNAIL | 5 | Animal in a plate of escargots |
| 35% | PASTA | 5 | Finished with a type of food |
| 35% | ORT | 3 | Crumbs of food on a plate after the meal |
| 35% | RAISIN | 6 | Dried grape, eaten as a snack or in cooking |
| 35% | BURRITO | 7 | Type of food, with filling wrapped in a tortilla |
| 35% | LENDINGOUT | 10 | Allowing use of, as a library does ... or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 35% | TACO | 4 | Food in a hard or soft shell |
| 35% | EGG | 3 | Food in an omelet or a frittata |
| 35% | HANGRY | 6 | Irritable as a result of needing food |
| 35% | PRO | 3 | A master or expert, as in sports |
| 35% | MATTE | 5 | Not glossy, as a finish on some vehicles or lipsticks |
| 34% | ALLY | 4 | A partner or friend, as in a war |
| 34% | OPTICIAN | 8 | A maker of or dealer in optical items |
| 34% | FACULTY | 7 | A division of learning or subject in university |