| 100% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | *Cocktail ingredient often made with a mallet |
| 58% | YESDEAR | 7 | Reply often made with a sigh |
| 56% | IDO | 3 | When repeated, cry often made with a hand up |
| 55% | TONIC | 5 | Cocktail ingredient, often paired with 50a |
| 53% | MAITAI | 6 | Cocktail often made with pineapple juice |
| 53% | CRAB | 4 | Food often served with a mallet |
| 52% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Cocktail often made with Tennessee whiskey, ironically |
| 52% | GONGED | 6 | Struck metal with a mallet to make a loud sound |
| 51% | GIMLET | 6 | Cocktail often garnished with a lime |
| 51% | YMCA | 4 | Letters often made with one's arms at a Yankees game |
| 51% | MAITAI | 6 | Cocktail often served with a pineapple garnish |
| 51% | BLOODYMARY | 10 | Cocktail often served with a celery stick |
| 51% | GINSLING | 8 | Cocktail often garnished with a lemon twist |
| 49% | WISH | 4 | It's often made along with a birthday cake |
| 47% | LEMONDROP | 9 | *Vodka cocktail often served with a sugared rim |
| 46% | BISQUE | 6 | A rich seafood soup, often made with lobster |
| 45% | DEMIJOHN | 8 | Large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles, used in wine making |
| 44% | ALFREDO | 7 | Made with a cream sauce |
| 44% | RULED | 5 | Made with a straight edge |
| 44% | GONG | 4 | Instrument with a mallet |
| 43% | SERRATED | 8 | Made with a notched, saw-like blade |
| 43% | GNOCCHI | 7 | Dumplings often made with potatoes |
| 43% | NAAN | 4 | Bread often made with garlic |
| 43% | SLAWS | 5 | Dishes often made with mayo |
| 43% | GONG | 4 | Instrument played with a mallet |
| 43% | GONG | 4 | Instrument struck with a mallet |
| 43% | GLOCKENSPIEL | 12 | Instrument played with a mallet |
| 43% | GONG | 4 | Bell hit with a mallet |
| 43% | GONG | 4 | Percussion instrument with a mallet |
| 43% | ARC | 3 | Line made with a compass |