| 100% | KIPPERED | 8 | Cured herring by salting and drying |
| 60% | KIPPERING | 9 | Salting and drying fish, especially herring |
| 51% | BLOATER | 7 | Herring or mackerel salted in brine, smoked and cured |
| 43% | PEANUTS | 7 | Legumes, come in salted and dry roasted varieties |
| 42% | COD | 3 | Fish that's salted and dried to make bacalao |
| 42% | PEANUTS | 7 | Salted and roasted treats loved by elephants |
| 41% | SALTCOD | 7 | Cured and dried fish |
| 39% | UNCURED | 7 | Not preserved by salting, drying, or smoking |
| 39% | PRESUNTO | 8 | Portuguese dried and cured ham |
| 38% | MAN | 3 | "Whatta ___," collab song by Salt N Pepa and En Vogue |
| 37% | PLUM | 4 | Fruit that's sometimes dried and salted |
| 37% | CAVIAR | 6 | Fish eggs, salt cured and considered a delicacy |
| 37% | COD | 3 | It's dried and salted to make bacalao |
| 37% | ALES | 4 | Ginger ___ (beverages made by Canada Dry and Schweppes) |
| 36% | HAM | 3 | It may be cured by an application of salt |
| 34% | COD | 3 | It's dried and salted to make bacalao (moist, flaky fish) |
| 34% | GRAVADLAX | 9 | Dry-cured salmon and dill |
| 33% | SALAMI | 6 | Cured, fermented and air-dried sausage |
| 33% | KIPPER | 6 | Cured herring |
| 33% | PEPPER | 6 | Salt and ___ |
| 33% | PEPPER | 6 | Salt and __ |
| 32% | FLOUR | 5 | (3/5) "For the dry mixture, let us combine ___, sugar, baking powder, and salt" |
| 32% | SEASONINGS | 10 | Salt and pepper |
| 32% | PEPPER | 6 | Salt and ___ hair |
| 32% | ABANDON | 7 | Leave high and dry ... or, when divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues are encompassed by |
| 32% | SHIITAKE | 8 | Japanese mushroom used fresh and dried |
| 32% | HAY | 3 | Something that's cut and dried |
| 31% | PUER | 4 | Type of fermented tea from China that is made by drying, rolling, and fermenting black tea |
| 31% | BLOATER | 7 | Cured herring; anagram of Alberto |
| 31% | CURE | 4 | Preserve by salting |