| 100% | ORT | 3 | Scrap of food left on the plate (anagram of "rot") |
| 86% | ORT | 3 | Scrap of food left on the plate |
| 71% | ORT | 3 | Scrap of leftover food on the plate |
| 70% | ORT | 3 | Tiny scrap of food left on a plate after a meal |
| 66% | ORT | 3 | Scrap of food on the plate, say |
| 51% | ORT | 3 | Crumbs of food on a plate after the meal |
| 50% | UNEATEN | 7 | Left on the plate |
| 46% | SLY | 3 | On the ___ (inapt anagram of "honestly") |
| 46% | APORT | 5 | On the left side of a ship |
| 45% | ORTS | 4 | Scraps of leftover food in the olden days |
| 45% | NEG | 3 | On the left half of the no. line |
| 44% | MAROON | 6 | The shade of some leaves on a fall evening |
| 44% | ORT | 3 | Last scrap of food (anagram of "rot") |
| 44% | KNIFE | 5 | Utensil on the right side of the plate |
| 44% | DUMPED | 6 | Discarded, left on the side of the road |
| 44% | TAB | 3 | Key on the far left of a keyboard |
| 44% | TAB | 3 | Key on the left side of a keyboard |
| 43% | GLOBETROT | 9 | To travel around the world; anagram of goblet rot |
| 43% | METALS | 6 | Elements on the left side of the periodic table |
| 43% | DEM | 3 | One on the left side of 3-Down: Abbr. |
| 43% | TAB | 3 | Key on the left side of a computer keyboard |
| 43% | WEST | 4 | Direction that's on the left side of a compass |
| 43% | NLE | 3 | Div. often shown on the upper left of baseball standings |
| 42% | ADS | 3 | Anagram of "sad", pop-ups on the internet |
| 42% | TED | 3 | ___ Allen, host of "Chopped" on the Food Network |
| 42% | 4PIN | 4 | It's on the left side of the third row back |
| 41% | MENU | 4 | Posting on the side of a food truck |
| 41% | PANDA | 5 | Bear on the cover of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" |
| 41% | OPENERS | 7 | Season ___ (annual kickoffs ... or the circles on the left side of the grid) |
| 41% | TAB | 3 | Key on the left of "Q," on a keyboard |