| 100% | SPREAD | 6 | Table full of food, or food that can be layered over bread using a knife |
| 47% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 43% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 39% | RYE | 3 | Grain that could be used to make bread, beer or whiskey |
| 38% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 38% | SPIGOT | 6 | Item that can be part of a turn-off or turn-on event |
| 38% | BLADE | 5 | Cutting edge of a box cutter or razor, and something that can be sharpened |
| 38% | SPONGE | 6 | ___ cake, lightly flavored cake that can be used to form multiple layers in a cake |
| 38% | BOLOGNA | 7 | Type of deli meat that can be made into a layered cake with cream cheese |
| 37% | SPOT | 4 | Small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a ladybird or leopard |
| 37% | PASTA | 5 | Cheese ___, a staple of Italian cuisine that can either be baked or boiled |
| 36% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 36% | GAUZE | 5 | Absorbent cloth used in medical care for bandages that could be a part of your "Doctor" Halloween costume |
| 36% | EGGS | 4 | Foods that could be fried or scrambled |
| 36% | EGG | 3 | Food that can be served scrambled or poached |
| 36% | MACARONI | 8 | Food that can be strung on a necklace |
| 36% | PEA | 3 | Food that can be catapulted with a spoon |
| 36% | DALMATIAN | 9 | A large, spotted dog that was once used as a dog of war and even now can be seen working for firefighters |
| 36% | EGG | 3 | Food that can be hard-boiled, poached or scrambled |
| 35% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 35% | TACO | 4 | Food that can be ordered de asada or al pastor |
| 35% | PITA | 4 | Bread that can be split open to contain a filling |
| 35% | ICING | 5 | Topmost layer of a cake, also called frosting, that is used for decoration |
| 35% | MATTE | 5 | Mask used to blank out part of an image in a film so that another can be superimposed |
| 35% | NAANS | 5 | Breads that could be peshwari or garlic |
| 35% | HEYCANIGETALIFT | 15 | Request from someone who needs a ride, or a request that can be made of the starts of 17-, 24-, and 43-Across |
| 35% | OATMEAL | 7 | Whole grain food that can be milled or steel-cut |
| 35% | TEE | 3 | Alphabet that can be a shirt type or a junction |
| 35% | TEE | 3 | Letter that can be a shirt type or a junction |
| 35% | BEER | 4 | Drink that could be in a keg or a growler |