| 100% | CRONUT | 6 | Pastry combining a croissant and doughnut |
| 44% | CRONUT | 6 | Cross between a doughnut and a croissant |
| 43% | CRONUT | 6 | Pastry that's a croissant-doughnut hybrid |
| 41% | PIE | 3 | Pastry with a crust and filling |
| 39% | BANJULELE | 9 | Instrument combining a banjo and a ukulele |
| 38% | DANISH | 6 | A Nordic nationality and name for sweet pastries |
| 38% | SPRITZER | 8 | A tall drink combining chilled white wine and soda |
| 37% | BAKERY | 6 | A place where bread and pastries are made and sold |
| 37% | SEMICOLON | 9 | Punctuation mark combining a comma and a dot |
| 37% | BROHUG | 6 | Greeting that combines a handshake and an embrace |
| 36% | SEC | 3 | "Now combine a high-quality triple ___ with lime juice and shake it well!" |
| 36% | NAPOLEON | 8 | Rich French pastry and name of a French emperor |
| 35% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 35% | CANE | 4 | Combine the chemical symbols for Calcium and Neon for a walking stick |
| 35% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Pastry chef creations ... and a hint to 12 other answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | ONE | 3 | Combine the chemical symbols for Oxygen and Neon for a winner's number |
| 35% | WOK | 3 | Combine the chemical symbols for Tungsten, Oxygen, and Potassium for a Chinese frypan |
| 35% | CUP | 3 | Combine the chemical symbols for Copper and Phosphorus to make a trophy shape |
| 34% | PINEAPPLE | 9 | Fruit name that combines a tree and another fruit |
| 34% | SEWING | 6 | Combining fabrics using a needle and thread |
| 34% | DANISH | 6 | A type of pastry; Denmark's language and people |
| 33% | GOLD | 4 | ___ Glove (award won a combined 16 times by 18-Across and 42-Across) |
| 32% | LUNISOLAR | 9 | Like a calendar that combines the positions of the 9-Across and the sun |
| 32% | SALON | 5 | ___ du Chocolat, food festival held in Paris with a focus on chocolates and pastries |
| 32% | ROLLS | 5 | Croissants and bagels |
| 32% | CAFE | 4 | Place to grab a latte and a pastry |
| 32% | CRONUT | 6 | Treat that’s a hybrid between a crescent-shaped pastry and a ring-shaped pastry |
| 32% | ROLYPOLY | 8 | British dish of suet pastry spread with jam, rolled up and steamed as a pudding |
| 32% | VANILLA | 7 | *French ___, a subtle flavor known for its delicate sweetness, and used in cakes and pastries |
| 31% | BANANA | 6 | Combine the chemical symbols for Barium and two Sodium elements for a yellow fruit with a slippery peel |