| 100% | CHILI | 5 | Beef-and-beans concoction created at a cook-off |
| 47% | CHILI | 5 | Spicy stew at a cook-off |
| 47% | TASTE | 5 | Officiate at a cook-off, say |
| 43% | CHILI | 5 | Bowlful at a Texas cook-off |
| 41% | CHILI | 5 | Beef-and-beans concoction |
| 41% | BRAISES | 7 | Sears and then cooks at a simmer |
| 40% | CHILI | 5 | Dish often containing beef and beans |
| 40% | LIGHT | 5 | Flickering ___, bulbs going on and off rapidly, creating an eerie ambience in a haunted house |
| 39% | BOLOGNA | 7 | Beef and pork, cooked, usually lunchmeat |
| 37% | BANKHEIST | 9 | Robbery at a savings and loan |
| 37% | GRILL | 5 | Cook at a cookout |
| 37% | AFAR | 4 | Off at a distance |
| 36% | MEATTHERMOMETER | 15 | Device placed in a cooking roast beef |
| 36% | DONE | 4 | At a hundred and sixty-five degrees, for a turkey |
| 36% | BRAISE | 6 | Cook, in a way, as beef |
| 35% | HOP | 3 | Bunny ___, novelty dance move created at a San Francisco high school in 1952 |
| 35% | GROCERIES | 9 | Food purchased at a store and kept at home |
| 35% | WOVE | 4 | Created a basket at summer camp, perhaps |
| 35% | TIM | 3 | Cook with a long history at Apple |
| 35% | LATE | 4 | At nine and a half months, say |
| 35% | CFOS | 4 | Bean counters at a co. |
| 35% | AMERICANCHOPSUEY | 16 | Macaroni dish with ground beef and a little tomato sauce |
| 35% | TROTTED | 7 | Went at a pace between a walk and a run |
| 34% | BUMPER | 6 | Shock-absorbing piece at a car's front and back |
| 34% | STIRFRY | 7 | Cook food hot and quickly in a wok |
| 34% | TYPES | 5 | A, B and O, at the Red Cross |
| 34% | PRINTING | 8 | Creating an artwork with a screen and paint |
| 34% | DEVISE | 6 | Create a plan with careful planning and thought |
| 34% | RUN | 3 | ___ off at the mouth (talk a lot) |
| 34% | LUNCHTRY | 8 | Attempt at soup and a sandwich? |