| 100% | CRAB | 4 | Ingredient in a cake that's not for dessert |
| 53% | TVMA | 4 | Like a show that's not for kids, in short (Hyph.) |
| 48% | GENTLY | 6 | In a way that's not harsh |
| 46% | TRIX | 4 | Cereal that's not for a silly rabbit |
| 45% | YOLK | 4 | Yellow ingredient in a cake, perhaps |
| 44% | OREOS | 5 | Ingredients in a dirt cake |
| 44% | GRAHAMCRACKER | 13 | Ingredient in a s'more |
| 44% | PEDI | 4 | Spa treatment that's not for the ticklish, in brief |
| 43% | PASTE | 5 | Jewelry that's not kept in a safe |
| 43% | FRESHOJ | 7 | Ingredient in a fancy mimosa, for short |
| 43% | HORATIO | 7 | A "man that is not passion's slave," in Shakespeare |
| 43% | GAS | 3 | Fuel that's not needed for a Tesla car |
| 43% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that's not in a bottle |
| 42% | INDIE | 5 | Bookstore that's not part of a chain, for short |
| 42% | GIN | 3 | Ingredient in a Negroni but not a Negroni Sbagliato |
| 42% | NRA | 3 | Org. that's a topic in "Bowling for Columbine" |
| 42% | KOI | 3 | Fish that's a homophone for "love" in Japanese |
| 42% | GELATIN | 7 | Main ingredient in a molded, jiggly dessert |
| 42% | SUET | 4 | Ingredient in cakes for birds |
| 42% | ARTFILM | 7 | Movie that's not likely to be shown in a multiplex |
| 41% | UNSUITED | 8 | Like something that's not a good fit for someone |
| 41% | EATME | 5 | Rude expression that’s not rude when it appears on a cake in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” |
| 41% | SOGGY | 5 | Like cereal that's been in milk for a while |
| 41% | PIE | 3 | Dessert that's baked in a pan |
| 41% | LOOSE | 5 | Like a tooth that's not quite ready for the Tooth Fairy |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that's not in a state name |
| 41% | RICH | 4 | Like a cake that isn't "poor" in taste? |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 40% | BAGEL | 5 | Zero-shaped food that’s a slang term for zero, in tennis |
| 40% | NAILFILE | 8 | It might get baked in a cake for a jailbird |