| 100% | RAMEN | 5 | Easy-to-prepare meal of noodles and broth |
| 59% | RAMEN | 5 | Japanese soup of noodles and broth |
| 48% | PHO | 3 | Vietnamese dish consisting of broth and rice noodles |
| 47% | HUB | 3 | Relatively easy city to fly into and out of |
| 46% | GODUTCH | 7 | Lady and gent to share the cost of a meal |
| 46% | BATTER | 6 | Mix of flours and liquids to prepare foods |
| 46% | NOFUSS | 6 | Easy to prepare, say |
| 46% | DIAGONALPARKING | 15 | Easy way of pulling in ... and a hint to the six circled words |
| 45% | NOFUSS | 6 | Easy to prepare, in ads |
| 45% | NOFUSS | 6 | Easy to prepare, in adspeak |
| 45% | NOBAKE | 6 | Easy to prepare, as desserts |
| 44% | FEAST | 5 | * Prepare and enjoy this scrumptious beast of a meal as part of Thanksgiving traditions |
| 43% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Dessert that's easy to prepare? |
| 43% | KITCHEN | 7 | "Heart of the home," where flames dance and ingredients collide to make a sumptuous meal! |
| 42% | CONCOURSES | 10 | Cup of noodles, and others? |
| 42% | GIRLSCOUTLEADER | 15 | One in charge of Brownies and cookies? / Easy to understand |
| 41% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 41% | NAIVE | 5 | Easy to fool, say (anagram of "naevi") |
| 39% | BREEZE | 6 | Easy to accomplish or a short burst of wind |
| 39% | RECIPES | 7 | Instructions to prepare and cook a dish |
| 38% | OVEREASY | 8 | One way to prepare 31- and 37-Across |
| 38% | HANGIRI | 7 | Wooden barrel used to prepare rice and sushi |
| 38% | AFTERNOON | 9 | __ tea, British meal of sandwiches, cakes and teas |
| 38% | TYPESETS | 8 | Prepares to be proofed and printed |
| 38% | LOTS | 4 | ___ and ___ of love to you |
| 38% | MISTAKE | 7 | Something easy to make without a lot of practice? |
| 38% | SEEDLESS | 8 | Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons |
| 38% | STAND | 5 | Prepare to recite the Pledge of Allegiance |
| 37% | RAMEN | 5 | Cheap and easy noodle soup |
| 37% | WILLING | 7 | Ready and prepared to act |