| 100% | SUBSTANDARD | 11 | Meat, lettuce, cheese and tomato in a foot-long bun? |
| 38% | HAM | 3 | Meat in a cheese croissant |
| 38% | HAM | 3 | Meat in a cheese sandwich |
| 37% | RAMEN | 5 | Noodles served in a broth with meat and vegetables |
| 37% | ISADORADUNCAN | 13 | Noted performer in a Greek tunic and bare feet |
| 37% | CHARCUTERIE | 11 | Meat and cheese arranged on a board |
| 36% | HAMBURGER | 9 | Meat patty in a bun |
| 36% | IAMB | 4 | Foot with a short part and a long part |
| 35% | SPONDEE | 7 | In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables |
| 35% | SANDWICH | 8 | Bread slices with meat and cheese in between |
| 35% | IAMB | 4 | Poetic foot with a short and long syllable |
| 35% | DELI | 4 | Store with a selection of meats and cheeses |
| 35% | SAND | 4 | Makeup of the pit used in a long jump track and field event |
| 34% | BARBECUE | 8 | A long fork is used in this type of meat cooking |
| 34% | SANDWICH | 8 | Two bread slices with meat and cheese in between |
| 34% | IAMB | 4 | Poetic foot with a short and a long syllable |
| 34% | TREKKING | 8 | Making a long journey by foot, in the mountains |
| 34% | DELI | 4 | Outlet with a fine selection of meats and cheeses |
| 34% | SPRINGROLL | 10 | In Chinese cookery, a deep-fried cylindrical pancake of vegetables and meat |
| 34% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 34% | SIDEOFBEEF | 10 | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 34% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 33% | PER | 3 | A pop, and what's hiding in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 33% | HAMBURGER | 9 | Meat patty often served in a bun |
| 33% | HAMBURGER | 9 | *Classic grilled patty in a bun...and a hint to solve 13a, 27a, 44a, and 4d |
| 33% | GRILLED | 7 | __ cheese and tomato soup |
| 33% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 33% | GNOME | 5 | Small figurine with a pointed hat and long beard found in gardens |
| 33% | ALITTLERNR | 10 | Quaint vacay, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |