| 100% | STIR | 4 | Instruction in a mac-and-cheese recipe |
| 63% | GOUDA | 5 | Cheese in some “mac and cheese” recipes |
| 63% | BEAT | 4 | Instruction in a meringue recipe |
| 63% | STIR | 4 | Instruction in a risotto recipe |
| 60% | ANNIE | 5 | Withey who gave her name to a mac and cheese brand |
| 59% | SEAR | 4 | Instruction in many a steak recipe |
| 56% | FETA | 4 | Cheese in a spanakopita recipe |
| 56% | FETA | 4 | Cheese in a spanakotiropita recipe |
| 54% | KRAFT | 5 | Big name in mac and cheese |
| 51% | LOBSTERS | 8 | Ingredients in some fancy mac and cheese |
| 49% | SORT | 4 | Instruction in a Word menu |
| 49% | MAC | 3 | ___ and cheese, a casserole baked in oven that is considered to be a comfort food in the US |
| 49% | STEP | 4 | Instruction in a how-to manual |
| 49% | SAYAH | 5 | Instruction in a doctor's office |
| 48% | NEWT | 4 | “Eye of ___ and toe of frog” (part of a recipe recited in “Macbeth”) |
| 48% | RHIANNON | 8 | Woman in Celtic mythology and a Fleetwood Mac song |
| 48% | ADDIN | 5 | Instruction in a cookery show: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LENTO | 5 | Instruction in a book of Liszt's |
| 48% | BIG | 3 | Word before Mac and cheese |
| 47% | MIX | 3 | Verb and/or noun in a cake recipe |
| 47% | COMFORTFOOD | 11 | Baked mac and cheese, for many |
| 47% | RECIPE | 6 | Set of instructions in a cookbook |
| 47% | STEPS | 5 | Individual assembly instructions in a manual |
| 47% | STIR | 4 | Instruction in risotto recipes |
| 46% | NACHO | 5 | In Mexican cookery, a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese and peppers and grilled |
| 46% | STEP | 4 | Single instruction in a how-to guide |
| 46% | MEAT | 4 | What tofu might replace in a recipe |
| 46% | MEAT | 4 | What seitan might replace in a recipe |
| 46% | STEPS | 5 | Numbered instructions in a how-to manual |
| 46% | SEAR | 4 | Instruction in some tofu recipes |