| 100% | KABOB | 5 | Pierced food that's a phonetic inverse of 1-Down |
| 56% | BABKA | 5 | Spongy cake that's a phonetic inverse of 6-Across |
| 46% | CHAITEA | 7 | Drink that's a spoonerism of 1-Down |
| 44% | CHEX | 4 | Food that's part of a square meal? |
| 44% | TACO | 4 | Food that's an anagram of a winter garment |
| 43% | SPAM | 4 | Food that's the subject of a museum in Austin, Minn. |
| 43% | HOT | 3 | Like food that's fresh out of a microwave |
| 41% | SILVERFOX | 9 | Animal that's a melanistic type of a 21 Down |
| 41% | DOONE | 5 | Surname that's a homophone of 49 Down |
| 41% | RAY | 3 | Fish that's a homophone of 71 Down |
| 41% | FLU | 3 | Bug that's a homophone of 1-Across |
| 41% | CHEESE | 6 | Type of food that's a filling for tiropita |
| 41% | ESPN | 4 | Network that's a competitor of Fox Sports 1 |
| 41% | INCH | 4 | Measurement that's 1/12 of a foot |
| 40% | NORI | 4 | Japanese food that's a good source of what it spells backward |
| 40% | ERIC | 4 | Name that's an anagram of a food staple |
| 39% | TSP | 3 | Measure that's equal to 1/192 of a quart: Abbr. |
| 39% | ACRE | 4 | Measure that's equal to 1/640 of a square mile |
| 38% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Food that was a form of Mayan currency |
| 38% | HERITAGE | 8 | Word for a piece of property that's passed down |
| 38% | PAT | 3 | Synonym of 1-Down that's 1-Down backwards |
| 38% | EGG | 3 | Food item that will float in a bowl of water if it's old |
| 38% | UBEREATS | 8 | Food delivery service that's a spinoff of a rideshare giant |
| 37% | ALPO | 4 | Pet food brand that's an anagram of a gemstone |
| 37% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that’s a homophone of 24-Down |
| 37% | NORI | 4 | Food that's a mineral backward |
| 37% | ACRE | 4 | Unit of area that's 1/640 of a square mile |
| 37% | EEK | 3 | Cry that's a homophone (and anagram) of 55-Down |
| 37% | LEE | 3 | Name that's a homophone of 8-Down |
| 37% | AHME | 4 | Exclamation that's a homophone of 53-Down |