| 100% | IRONCHEF | 8 | Food Network title for Bobby Flay or Mario Batali: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title for Laura Bush or Michelle Obama: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MYWAY | 5 | Song title for Frank Sinatra or Fetty Wap: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IRONCHEF | 8 | Title for Bobby Flay on reality TV |
| 34% | CHEF | 4 | Bobby Flay or Giada De Laurentiis, for example |
| 33% | SUNNYANDERSON | 13 | Celebrity chef who hosts Food Network's "Cooking for Real" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | HERGRACE | 8 | Title for a duchess: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SUNNYANDERSON | 13 | Food Network celebrity chef who wrote a cookbook subtitled "Easy Food for Real Life" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | APEMAN | 6 | Title for Tarzan, with "the": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PRIMEMINISTER | 13 | Title for 14- and 45-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SUNNYANDERSON | 13 | Celebrity chef who hosts Food Network's "Cooking for Real" and "The Kitchen" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | TEDALLEN | 8 | Host of Food Network's "Chopped": 2 wds. |
| 30% | THECHEW | 7 | Daytime TV show with Mario Batali and Carla Hall: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | Host of Food Network's "Cutthroat Kitchen": 2 wds. |
| 30% | CUPCAKEWARS | 11 | Food Network competitive cooking series where contestants bake small pastries: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AMANDAFREITAG | 13 | Food Network celebrity chef who wrote a cookbook subtitled "A Pro Chef's Recipes for Fun, Fearless Home Cooking" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RACHAELRAY | 10 | Host of Food Network's "30 Minute Meals": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PAULADEEN | 9 | Food Network star based in Georgia who has no formal culinary training: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NIGELLALAWSON | 13 | Food Network star based in England who has no formal culinary training: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GUYFIERI | 8 | Host of Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives": 2 wds. |
| 29% | INAGARTEN | 9 | Food Network star based in New York who has no formal culinary training: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BASICNEED | 9 | Must-have for survival, such as food or water (2 wds.) |
| 28% | WORLDCHAMPION | 13 | Eight-time title for 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SWEETGENIUS | 11 | Former Food Network competitive cooking series where contestants made three rounds of desserts: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ICERINK | 7 | Site for figure skating or hockey games: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GUYFIERI | 8 | Food Network star who helped feed people in his hometown of Santa Rosa following a devastating wildfire: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BURGERKING | 10 | Fast food joint known for its "Whoppers": 2 wds. |
| 27% | DUCHESSOF | 9 | With 35-Across, title for 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ALA | 3 | Prefix for "carte" or "mode": 2 wds. |
| 26% | SODACANS | 8 | Containers for Coke or Pepsi: 2 wds. |