| 100% | RAISIN | 6 | Dried grape, eaten as a snack or in cooking |
| 46% | SEAR | 4 | Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin |
| 40% | RAISIN | 6 | Dried grape sometimes put in a potato salad |
| 39% | HERBS | 5 | A plant dried and used for medicines or cooking |
| 39% | BAKE | 4 | Cook, as a pie or brownies |
| 39% | BOIL | 4 | Cook, as in a cauldron |
| 38% | ANT | 3 | Its larva is eaten as a delicacy in the Mexican dish escamoles |
| 38% | SOFTBOIL | 8 | Cook, in a way, as eggs |
| 38% | BRAISE | 6 | Cook, in a way, as beef |
| 38% | PRO | 3 | A master or expert, as in sports |
| 38% | AIRPOPS | 7 | Cooks, in a way, as corn kernels |
| 38% | TANDOORI | 8 | Cooked in a clay oven, as naan |
| 38% | STEAM | 5 | Cook in a bamboo vessel, as dumplings |
| 37% | TANDOORI | 8 | Cooked in a clay oven, as in India |
| 37% | ALLY | 4 | A partner or friend, as in a war |
| 37% | ASHY | 4 | Grayish, as a complexion or dry skin |
| 37% | CYCLE | 5 | Rinse or dry, in a dishwasher |
| 37% | HONEYGLAZED | 11 | Cooked with a sweet sauce, as carrots or ham |
| 37% | PANTRY | 6 | A cupboard or room for storing dry food in |
| 36% | SHERBET | 7 | Sweet powder eaten alone or consumed as a drink, especially in the Arab region |
| 36% | QUORN | 5 | Vegetable protein developed from fungus used in cooking as a meat substitute |
| 36% | MEND | 4 | Fix, as a fence... or a word that ends in "end" |
| 36% | ONAGAINOFFAGAIN | 15 | Intermittent, as a romance, or what's in the starred answers |
| 36% | PATTERN | 7 | A model or design used as a guide in sewing |
| 36% | FRYUP | 5 | Cook eggs or a steak in a pan: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SAUCY | 5 | Fresh-mouthed, or covered in a cooking liquid |
| 36% | UNNAILED | 8 | Loose, in a way, as planks or siding |
| 36% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 35% | DASH | 4 | A short race, or a small amount as in a recipe |
| 35% | RANKED | 6 | Classified, or placed in order as in a sport |