| 100% | EGGCREAMS | 9 | Drinks made with neither of the ingredients in their name |
| 61% | EGGCREAM | 8 | Drink containing neither of the ingredients in its name |
| 53% | EGG | 3 | ___ cream, misleading name of a drink that contains neither of the ingredients in its name |
| 48% | EGGCREAM | 8 | Soda fountain treat that contains neither of the ingredients in its name |
| 40% | PINAS | 5 | Ingredients in the national drink of Puerto Rico, to Puerto Ricans |
| 39% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the names of some sweet drinks |
| 39% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the name of a lemony drink |
| 38% | DIGGING | 7 | The act of making holes in the ground with a spade |
| 38% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the name of a lime-flavored drink |
| 38% | CORN | 4 | ___ syrup, ingredient used in the making of candy canes |
| 38% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 38% | TIN | 3 | One of the ingredients in bronze |
| 37% | PARTNERS | 8 | With the circled letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses |
| 37% | HEADS | 5 | "Off with their ___!" catchphrase for the Queen of Hearts in 17a |
| 37% | GIN | 3 | One of the ingredients in a Martini |
| 37% | RHETT | 5 | First name of Clark Gable's character in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 37% | MITHRAS | 7 | Greek form of the name of the god of light identified with the sun in Persian mythology |
| 37% | STEINWAY | 8 | One of the foremost names in piano-making |
| 36% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 36% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 36% | GERTIE | 6 | Name of duck with a 4 ft. tall sculpture on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in Milwaukee |
| 36% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 36% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 36% | RHEA | 4 | ___ Perlman, "Cheers" actress who shares her name with the mother of gods in Greek mythology |
| 35% | JRS | 3 | People with II at the end of their full name, briefly |
| 35% | ALEXA | 5 | Princess ___, one of the main protagonists in "Barbie & The Diamond Castle" who shares a name with an Amazon smart speaker |
| 35% | SOSA | 4 | Last name of the only player in MLB history with three 60-homer seasons |
| 35% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich name made up of the initials of its ingredients |
| 35% | ISMELLTHEBLOOD | 14 | With 50-Down, cry made in [the circled letters] after the starts of 54-, 33-, 30- and 14-Down |
| 35% | TWO | 3 | Number of US states with "South" in their names |