| 100% | BRAISED | 7 | Cooked by browning and then simmering |
| 59% | BRAISES | 7 | Prepares by sauteeing and then simmering |
| 54% | BRAISES | 7 | Sears and then cooks at a simmer |
| 48% | BRAISING | 8 | Cooking method of first searing and then simmering |
| 47% | GOOD | 4 | "___ Eats," TV cooking show that is created and hosted by Alton Brown |
| 45% | BRAISING | 8 | Browning and simmering |
| 45% | STEWING | 7 | Cook by simmering |
| 45% | BRAISE | 6 | Brown and simmer |
| 45% | POACH | 5 | Cook by slow simmering |
| 44% | STEW | 4 | Cook by long slow simmering |
| 44% | BRAISED | 7 | Browned, then simmered |
| 43% | PARBOIL | 7 | Partly cook by simmering |
| 42% | POACH | 5 | Cook by simmering just below a boil |
| 41% | BRAISE | 6 | Sear in fat and then simmer in a bit of liquid |
| 39% | TOASTED | 7 | Cooked or browned by heat, until crispy |
| 39% | DOINGFINE | 9 | Getting by, and then some |
| 37% | GOODEATS | 8 | Longtime cooking show hosted by Alton Brown |
| 37% | MBE | 3 | U.K. medal accepted and then returned by John Lennon, in brief |
| 36% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Cooking competition show created and hosted by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CARAMEL | 7 | A sauce made by cooking sugar until it browns |
| 36% | AIR | 3 | "No ___," 2008 song by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown |
| 35% | FAT | 3 | "Salt, ___, Acid, Heat" (cookbook and cooking series by Samin Nosrat) |
| 35% | ONION | 5 | Common veggie capable of producing excellent brown and yellow dyes simply by boiling the skin |
| 34% | ANGELS | 6 | "___ and Demons," 2000 novel by Dan Brown that introduces the character Robert Langdon |
| 34% | ENOLA | 5 | Holmes who was played by Millie Bobby Brown in 2020 and 2022 |
| 33% | NONE | 4 | "And Then There Were ____" by Agatha Christie |
| 33% | FLAMBEAU | 8 | Reformed criminal and assistant to Father Brown in stories by G K Chesterton |
| 33% | OPEL | 4 | German automaker that was originally a sewing machine company, and then owned by GM from 1929 to 2017 |
| 32% | MASTERCHEF | 10 | Cooking competition show hosted by 40-Across that features a Mystery Box and a Pressure Test |
| 32% | DEVIL | 5 | "Flesh and the ___," 1926 silent film directed by Clarence Brown that stars Greta Garbo |