| 100% | ASHCAKE | 7 | Cornbread variety named for where it's baked |
| 56% | BUSTIER | 7 | Garment aptly named for where it's worn |
| 52% | ASHCAKE | 7 | Bread named for how it's baked |
| 50% | NESS | 4 | British river named for where it starts |
| 47% | REDTOP | 6 | Common grass variety named for its color |
| 47% | CODERED | 7 | Mountain Dew variety named for its color |
| 47% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 45% | GENOA | 5 | With 21-Across, place with a salami variety named for it |
| 43% | EURO | 4 | Money named for the continent where it is used |
| 42% | MOSELLE | 7 | White wine named for the European river valley where it's produced |
| 42% | ATL | 3 | Coming-of-age film named for the city where it's set |
| 42% | DENVERBOOT | 10 | Car-immobilizing device named for the city where it was invented |
| 42% | SCONE | 5 | It's baked for breakfast |
| 42% | CROMAGNON | 9 | Prehistoric hominid named for the French cave where it was first discovered |
| 42% | ADELPHI | 7 | Long Island university named for the Brooklyn street where it was founded |
| 41% | OSLO | 4 | Tony-winning 2017 play named for the Scandinavian city where it takes place |
| 40% | HEINZ | 5 | It's known for its varieties |
| 40% | DOJBUILDING | 11 | It's named for RFK |
| 38% | KONA | 4 | Coffee named for the district it's grown in |
| 38% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | NBA team named for its area's sparse rainfall |
| 38% | PENTANE | 7 | It's named for its five carbon atoms |
| 38% | ALBANY | 6 | It's named for the Duke of York |
| 38% | SUV | 3 | It's often named for western places |
| 38% | DADA | 4 | Baby's name for its father |
| 37% | COMPSCI | 7 | Class where it's best to get with the program, for short? |
| 37% | TAGINE | 6 | Maghrebi stew named for the pot it's cooked in |
| 37% | TANDOORICHICKEN | 15 | Dish named for the oven in which it’s cooked |
| 37% | BEERCANCHICKEN | 14 | Poultry dish named for the vessel it's cooked around |
| 37% | TUE | 3 | It's named for a Germanic war god: Abbr. |
| 37% | TUES | 4 | It's named for a Scand. god of battle |