| 100% | MADELEINE | 9 | Small French cake with shell-shaped depressions |
| 68% | MADELEINE | 9 | Small French cake baked in a shell-like shape |
| 56% | MADELEINE | 9 | Shell-shaped, small French sponge cake |
| 45% | PETITFOUR | 9 | Small bite-sized French cake eaten with coffee |
| 42% | FINANCIER | 9 | Small French cake made to look like a golden brick |
| 42% | PETITFOUR | 9 | Small, French patisserie cake |
| 40% | TOYPOODLE | 9 | Small French or German dog with curly hair |
| 39% | WINKLE | 6 | Small mollusc with a spiral shell |
| 39% | CUPCAKE | 7 | Small cake with icing on top |
| 39% | BICHONFRISE | 11 | Small dog with a French name |
| 38% | START | 5 | Begin with small cake |
| 38% | PETITFOUR | 9 | French for a small, bite-size cake |
| 38% | MUFFIN | 6 | Small domed cake that rhymes with stuffin' |
| 38% | CAPSULES | 8 | Small shells with medicine that are swallowed |
| 38% | CRUMPETS | 8 | Small griddle cakes often served with tea |
| 37% | DAIFUKU | 7 | Small, round Japanese sweet with a mochi shell |
| 37% | MADELEINE | 9 | Sponge cake shaped like a shell |
| 37% | PETITFOUR | 9 | Small dainty French cake or morsel |
| 37% | FINANCIER | 9 | French almond cake shaped like a rectangle or oval |
| 36% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Small nut with two halves of shell; green shade |
| 36% | TERRAPIN | 8 | Small turtle with lozenge-like marks on its shell |
| 36% | PEANUT | 6 | With 34 Across, seller of small snacks in shells |
| 36% | SNAIL | 5 | Small garden creature with a spiral shell |
| 36% | MARYJANE | 8 | Small, round sponge cake topped with fruit and whipped cream |
| 36% | FINANCIER | 9 | Small rectangular French cake, or the money person |
| 35% | MINUET | 6 | 17th-century French dance for two with small steps |
| 34% | GATEAU | 6 | French sponge cake with a layer of fruit or cream |
| 34% | POP | 3 | Cake ___, cake coated with icing and shaped like a lollipop that went viral |
| 34% | MADELEINE | 9 | Small shell-shaped confection |
| 32% | GATEAU | 6 | French cake |