| 100% | BROCHETTE | 9 | Skewer or small spit on which meat is roasted or grilled |
| 44% | SOUVLAKI | 8 | Popular Greek dish that consists of grilled meat or veggies on small skewers |
| 41% | KEBAB | 5 | Roasted or grilled Middle Eastern dish that consists of skewered meat or veggies |
| 36% | SKEWERS | 7 | Bamboo or metal spears on which kebabs are cooked |
| 35% | SAUCERS | 7 | Small plates on which tea cups are placed |
| 34% | TEE | 3 | Small holder on which a football is positioned for a kickoff |
| 33% | KEBAB | 5 | Meat grilled on skewer |
| 33% | BBQ | 3 | Roast meat on spit |
| 33% | KEBAB | 5 | Meat grilled on a skewer |
| 33% | KEBAB | 5 | Grilled meat dish on skewer |
| 33% | BBQ | 3 | Roast meat on spit (abbr) |
| 32% | CEDAR | 5 | Fragrant wood on which fish can be grilled |
| 32% | BOARD | 5 | Surface on which chess or checkers is played |
| 32% | GAMEBOARD | 9 | Surface on which Monopoly or Ludo are played |
| 32% | CHICKENKEBABS | 13 | Grilled meat on skewers (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BOARD | 5 | Surface on which Risk or Chutes and Ladders is played |
| 31% | REEL | 4 | Object on which a thread or film could be wound |
| 31% | KEBABS | 6 | Cubes of meat grilled on skewers |
| 31% | KABOB | 5 | Pieces of meat grilled on a skewer |
| 30% | OSUMGAME | 8 | Situation in which, on the whole, nothing can be gained or lost |
| 30% | MAHJONGTILE | 11 | Game piece on which 20-, 33- or 39-Across might be pictured |
| 30% | SLIPPERS | 8 | Lightweight, small shoes which are easily slipped on |
| 30% | TEE | 3 | Small rubber peg on which a football is placed to raise it off the ground |
| 30% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Italian song on which Elvis’s “It’s Now or Never” was based |
| 30% | CHOPS | 5 | Pork ___ (pork that may be grilled, fried or roasted) |
| 30% | SKEWER | 6 | Shish Kabob is meat roasted on one of these |
| 29% | ANCHOVIES | 9 | Small fish that are sometimes used in Caesar dressing or on pizza |
| 29% | SPOT | 4 | Small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a ladybird or leopard |
| 29% | UNDEROVER | 9 | Dice game in which players bet on whether the outcome will be below or above seven |
| 29% | ASADA | 5 | Roasted or grilled, in Spanish |