| 100% | RUNCIBLE | 8 | __ spoon, tool to eat mince and slices of quince |
| 32% | PICNICAREAS | 11 | Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 32% | IHATE | 5 | "__ to eat and run ... " |
| 32% | IHATE | 5 | "___ to eat and run ..." |
| 31% | KETO | 4 | Diet that involves eating fat, cutting carbs, and avoiding the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 30% | RYES | 4 | Things to eat and drink |
| 30% | COMPASS | 7 | Tool to pinpoint where north and south are |
| 30% | SPANNER | 7 | Tool to turn nuts and bolts |
| 30% | SPOTLESS | 8 | Clean enough to eat off of |
| 30% | BOWL | 4 | What to eat soup out of |
| 30% | PIGOUT | 6 | To eat a lot in short period of time |
| 29% | ROULADE | 7 | Slice of meat rolled around a stuffing and cooked |
| 29% | HOME | 4 | Eaten out of house and ___ |
| 29% | SEEDLESS | 8 | Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons |
| 29% | BOWL | 4 | What to eat cereal or soup out of |
| 29% | ESCALOPE | 8 | Thin, boneless slice of meat, coated and fried |
| 29% | DIET | 4 | Eat and drink to lose weight |
| 29% | LOTS | 4 | ___ and ___ of love to you |
| 29% | LETTEROPENERS | 13 | Envelope-slicing tools, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 29% | ELEMENT | 7 | With 62-Across, a key component of any good prank, and a hint to the beginnings of the prankster's tools herein |
| 28% | HANGRY | 6 | Itching to eat and irritable about it, in slang |
| 28% | BOARDINGSCHOOL | 14 | Place to eat, sleep, and learn: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BULKUP | 6 | Eat lots of protein and carbs, say |
| 28% | RIPE | 4 | Ready to pluck and eat |
| 28% | KIT | 3 | Set of parts and tools |
| 28% | KIT | 3 | Set of tools and parts |
| 28% | CHESTS | 6 | Holders of toys and tools |
| 28% | TAMEST | 6 | Most likely to eat out of one's hand, say |
| 28% | PIPETTE | 7 | Tool used to dispense drops of a solution |
| 28% | OAR | 3 | Tool attached to the side of a rowboat |