| 100% | NAANAGGRESSION | 14 | The cafeteria fight started near the tikka masala with some... |
| 31% | EARLYON | 7 | Near the start |
| 30% | NAAN | 4 | Bread with tikka masala |
| 29% | NAAN | 4 | Bread with chicken tikka masala |
| 29% | NAAN | 4 | Flatbread served with tikka masala |
| 29% | ANTE | 4 | Start the pot, with up |
| 29% | TREATMYSELF | 11 | Hit single by 9-Down with the lyric "I'll fight for me, and honestly I deserve some credit" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MAPLE | 5 | (2/6)"We'll have some pancakes drizzled with tasty amber-colored ___ syrup for breakfast before starting the day." |
| 29% | CRAN | 4 | Start to the names of some juice blends |
| 29% | NAAN | 4 | Bread served with chicken tikka masala |
| 29% | NAAN | 4 | Flatbread served with chicken tikka masala |
| 28% | GULF | 4 | Big gap, or the word associated with some Middle Eastern countries |
| 28% | MEDI | 4 | Start of the names of some health care plans |
| 28% | NAAN | 4 | It may be eaten with tikka masala |
| 28% | POLOS | 5 | Shirts with three buttons near the neck |
| 28% | TECH | 4 | French river near the border with Spain |
| 28% | BELOIT | 6 | Wisconsin city near the border with Illinois |
| 28% | TPS | 3 | Acts the devil with some Angel Soft |
| 28% | RASSLES | 7 | Fights with, in the hills |
| 28% | PSALM | 5 | The first starts with "Blessed" |
| 28% | PERFECTSQUARE | 13 | With some unscrambling, the contents of each set of circles |
| 27% | ONEON | 5 | Common situation near the start of an inning |
| 27% | AAR | 3 | River near the start of an alphabetical list |
| 27% | UNDERBOSS | 9 | Position near the top of some organizational structures |
| 27% | APPENDIX | 8 | Sac near the intestines with no apparent use |
| 27% | SANDIEGO | 8 | City in California near the border with Mexico |
| 27% | LOOSEN | 6 | *(3/6) "Start with some warm-up exercises like light stretches to ___ up (ease up) the muscles!" |
| 27% | CRUSADED | 8 | Fought with Richard the Lion-Hearted |
| 27% | DORMS | 5 | Buildings near some cafeterias |
| 27% | FUNNY | 5 | With 8-Across, "humorous" part of the body near the humerus |