| 100% | DIM | 3 | ___ sum, small Chinese dish that may be had at breakfast |
| 41% | EEL | 3 | Dish that may be smoked |
| 41% | STEW | 4 | Dish that may be ladled |
| 41% | RICE | 4 | Dish that may be "sticky" |
| 41% | PETRI | 5 | Dish that may be swabbed |
| 41% | STEAK | 5 | Dish that may be rare |
| 41% | OMELET | 6 | Dish that may be served folded |
| 41% | BEANS | 5 | Baked ___, breakfast dish that may be cooked in a mustard sauce |
| 40% | PASTA | 5 | Dish that may be topped with marinara |
| 40% | PATE | 4 | Dish that may be served en croûte |
| 40% | SALAD | 5 | Dish that may be "Waldorf" or "Caesar" |
| 40% | DOGBOWLS | 8 | Dishes that may be adorned with bones |
| 40% | SUSHI | 5 | Dish that may be served on a boat |
| 40% | PATATASBRAVAS | 13 | Dish that may be served alongside tortilla espanola |
| 40% | HASH | 4 | Dish that might be "slung" in a diner |
| 40% | HASH | 4 | Dish that might be served in a skillet |
| 40% | TACO | 4 | Dish that might be seasoned with adobo sauce |
| 40% | OMELET | 6 | Dish that might be served with hash browns |
| 40% | RAGOUTS | 7 | Dishes that might be prepared in Crock-Pots |
| 40% | GASSTATIONSUSHI | 15 | Fish dish that might be fishy |
| 40% | RAMEN | 5 | Noodle dish that might be "instant" |
| 40% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 39% | OMELETTE | 8 | Dish that may be prepared in a special pan |
| 39% | OMELETTE | 8 | Dish that may be made in its own pan |
| 39% | RAMEN | 5 | Dish that might be garnished with nori or negi |
| 39% | BOAT | 4 | Playful paper projects! Sailing vessel that may be created as an origami craft, and used by kids at a small stream |
| 39% | ROASTPORK | 9 | Dish that may be glazed or served with cooked apples |
| 39% | FRITOPIE | 8 | Dish that may be eaten straight from a chip bag |
| 39% | SALAD | 5 | Dish that might be topped with croutons or bacon bits |
| 39% | SLAW | 4 | Side dish that might be made with broccoli |