| 100% | SEAR | 4 | To cook the surface of with high heat |
| 90% | SEAR | 4 | To cook the surface of something with high heat |
| 49% | SEAR | 4 | Cook the surface of |
| 45% | RENDER | 6 | To cook the fat out of something |
| 44% | SEAR | 4 | Cook with high heat |
| 44% | BROIL | 5 | Cook with high heat |
| 41% | SOD | 3 | Surface of the ground with grass growing on it |
| 41% | ONTO | 4 | Moving to the surface of |
| 41% | APEX | 4 | The highest point of something, to reach the ___ (rhymes with "latex") |
| 40% | TAINT | 5 | To damage the quality of (rhymes with "faint) |
| 40% | RIDDLE | 6 | The conundrum of initially missing cooking surface |
| 40% | ROOFTOPS | 8 | The highest surfaces of houses |
| 39% | STIRFRY | 7 | Using high heat and oil to cook meat and veggies |
| 39% | FRYING | 6 | Way to cook food at high heat using hot oil |
| 39% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | The month with the highest number of letters |
| 39% | ADHESION | 8 | The action or process of sticking to a surface |
| 39% | TVTABLES | 8 | Surfaces to eat on in front of the tube |
| 39% | CONCUR | 6 | To agree with or be of the same opinion |
| 39% | AUCTIONED | 9 | Sold to the highest bidder, with "off" |
| 39% | INDIA | 5 | Country with the highest percentage of vegetarians |
| 38% | SCHUMACHER | 10 | Retired German F1 racing driver who shares his first name with 31a, and according to Forbes is the fifth highest-paid athlete of all time |
| 38% | SIMMER | 6 | Lower the heat to __ what you're cooking |
| 38% | RIBEYE | 6 | Brie cooked with the old cut of beef |
| 38% | ASTRAL | 6 | Last to work with artist of the stars |
| 38% | MANDARINCHINESE | 15 | Language with the highest number of native speakers |
| 38% | EARS | 4 | The parts of your body you use to hear with: Plural |
| 38% | PEACH | 5 | With 7-Across, Heart of Dixie's neighbor to the east |
| 38% | MONTBLANC | 9 | Highest point of the Alps with a peak at 4,808m |
| 37% | HEMI | 4 | Prefix with "sphere" to mean half of the earth |
| 37% | LMAO | 4 | Alternative to the Face with Tears of Joy emoji |