| 100% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in bread and pasta, for short |
| 81% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in potatoes and pasta, for short |
| 73% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in pasta and rice, for short |
| 64% | CARBS | 5 | Nutrients abundant in pasta and potatoes, for short |
| 63% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in rice or bread, for short |
| 62% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in pasta, for short |
| 61% | CARBS | 5 | Type of nutrients in bread, pasta and potatoes |
| 54% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in bread, rice, and potatoes |
| 52% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient in starchy food, for short |
| 51% | CARB | 4 | Bread or pasta, for short |
| 51% | CARBS | 5 | Nutrients in pasta and rice |
| 47% | CARB | 4 | Pasta nutrient, for short |
| 47% | CARBS | 5 | Pasta nutrients, for short |
| 46% | PRE | 3 | Qualifying match, for short / Big name in antifreeze and brake fluid |
| 45% | RTS | 3 | Football linemen, for short, caught in 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across? |
| 44% | PLAT | 4 | A rank in video games and short for platinum |
| 44% | SYNC | 4 | Harmonious relation in sound and picture, for short |
| 44% | MAYO | 4 | Bread spread in a BLT, for short |
| 44% | PARM | 4 | Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short |
| 44% | LAWNMOWER | 9 | Device for keeping grass in a short and tidy state |
| 43% | CARBS | 5 | Bread and pasta, slangily |
| 43% | CARB | 4 | Pasta or bread, e.g., for short |
| 42% | SNL | 3 | Precursor to talk shows for Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, in short |
| 42% | NOCARB | 6 | Like a diet lacking bread or pasta, for short |
| 41% | AVES | 4 | Madison and Fifth in Manhattan, for short |
| 41% | AMMO | 4 | Shells and rockets in Fortnite, for short |
| 40% | YEAST | 5 | Ingredient in bread and beer making |
| 40% | ATKINSDIET | 10 | This regimen was partly blamed for much lower sales of pasta and rice in 2003 |
| 40% | SUNY | 4 | College consortium with campuses in Buffalo and Binghamton, for short |
| 40% | IRON | 4 | Nutrient in lentils and liver |