| 100% | BOMBE | 5 | Dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard and cake crumbs |
| 42% | BAKED | 5 | With 22-Down, dessert consisting of ice cream and cake covered in toasted meringue |
| 35% | SUNDAE | 6 | Ice cream dessert with cream, nuts and toppings |
| 35% | MELBA | 5 | Dessert of candied peaches and vanilla ice cream |
| 35% | TRIFLES | 7 | Layered desserts of cake, fruit, and custard |
| 34% | GANACHE | 7 | Glaze or filling of semisweet chocolate and cream |
| 34% | TRIFLE | 6 | Dessert made with cream, sponge and custard |
| 34% | GATEAU | 6 | Cake with layers of cream or fruit |
| 34% | GATEAU | 6 | Cake with layers of fruit or cream |
| 33% | ECLAIR | 6 | Long pastry that is filled with either cream or custard |
| 33% | OREOSUNDAE | 10 | Dessert made of ice cream and black-and-white crumbles |
| 33% | GANACHE | 7 | Cake topping, filling, made of chocolate and cream |
| 33% | BANANASPLITS | 12 | Desserts with ice cream and fruit |
| 32% | PASTRIES | 8 | Variety of desserts with dough, cream and fruit |
| 32% | SUNDAE | 6 | A dessert made of ice cream, sauce and toppings |
| 32% | SUNDAEBAR | 9 | Dessert station with ice cream and toppings |
| 32% | BANANA | 6 | With 37-Across, some ice cream confections … or a hint to the second, fifth, eleventh and fourteenth rows of this puzzle |
| 32% | AFFOGATO | 8 | Dessert of a scoop of ice cream topped with coffee |
| 32% | GATEAU | 6 | French sponge cake with a layer of fruit or cream |
| 32% | ALAMODE | 7 | Dessert served with a portion of ice cream |
| 31% | PIE | 3 | Boston Cream ___, cake with a cream filling named after the capital of Massachusetts |
| 30% | MOCHI | 5 | Japanese rice cake often filled with ice cream |
| 30% | SUNDAE | 6 | Scoops of ice-cream topped with wafers and sauce |
| 30% | TARTS | 5 | Pastries filled with custard or fruit |
| 30% | SCOOP | 5 | Portion of ice cream or sugar |
| 30% | PINT | 4 | Volume of ice cream or ale |
| 30% | FREDDO | 6 | Espresso drink with milk and dollop of ice cream |
| 30% | AFFOGATO | 8 | Confection of ice cream, espresso and cream |
| 29% | SUNDAES | 7 | Ice cream desserts with toppings |
| 29% | ALASKA | 6 | Baked ___, dessert containing ice cream and cake named after a state in the western United States |