| 100% | HORSERADISH | 11 | Plant whose thick white pungent root is ground and combined with vinegar to make a sauce |
| 32% | CUMIN | 5 | Mediterranean plant with white or pink flowers whose aromatic seeds are used as a condiment and a flavouring |
| 30% | IVORIES | 7 | “Okay just learned that tickling the ___ is a piano reference and has NOTHING to do with making white ppl laugh” (Vinny Thomas tweet) |
| 30% | OIL | 3 | Liquid combined with vinegar to make vinaigrette |
| 29% | BUCKWHEAT | 9 | Plant native to Asia whose edible seeds are ground into flour to make pancakes and noodles |
| 29% | SASSAFRAS | 9 | Tree whose leaves are ground and dried to make filé powder |
| 28% | CRANBERRY | 9 | Fruit used to make a sauce popular with turkey |
| 27% | SLOE | 4 | Fruit from a plant whose wood is used to make walking sticks |
| 27% | BECHAMEL | 8 | Thick white sauce flavoured with onions and seasonings |
| 27% | TARO | 4 | Plant whose leaves are used to make laulau |
| 26% | OKRAS | 5 | Veggies whose seeds can be roasted and ground to make coffee |
| 26% | OKRA | 4 | Plant whose juice can be used to make aasmi |
| 26% | CRANBERRY | 9 | Trailing shrub whose edible red berries are used to make a sauce or juice |
| 26% | RADISH | 6 | Plant whose pungent tasting root is eaten raw in salads |
| 26% | PAPYRUS | 7 | Tall aquatic Mediterranean plant from whose pithy stem a kind of paper was made by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans |
| 26% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | TV show with an iconic yellow family whose members are a hint to solve 17a, 30a, 8d and 25d: 2 wds. |
| 26% | COCA | 4 | Plant whose leaves are steeped to make an Andean tea |
| 26% | ROCKET | 6 | Mediterranean plant with yellowish-white flowers whose leaves are used as a salad |
| 26% | RHUBARB | 7 | Plant whose leafstalks are cooked, sweetened and eaten as a dessert |
| 25% | PAPRIKA | 7 | Sauce made with dried and ground red peppers |
| 25% | PARSNIP | 7 | Strong-smelling plant whose long whitish root is eaten as a vegetable |
| 25% | SUZETTE | 7 | Served in a sauce made with orange juice, sugar and Grand Marnier |
| 25% | BORN | 4 | Suffix with "new" to mean a baby younger than 2 months, and one whose life is filled with crying (T_T) |
| 25% | CARBONARA | 9 | A pasta sauce made with egg, cured pork and cheese |
| 25% | BECHAMEL | 8 | French sauce made with white roux and milk |
| 25% | BECHAMEL | 8 | Milk-based sauce made with a white roux |
| 25% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 24% | DAISY | 5 | Small perennial European plant whose flowers have white rays and a yellow disc |
| 24% | BECHAMEL | 8 | Basic white sauce made with milk, flour and butter |
| 24% | CHAPLIN | 7 | Who said "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl" |