| 100% | MELT | 4 | Tuna ___ (hot sandwich with cheese) |
| 89% | MELT | 4 | Sandwich with tuna and cheese |
| 80% | MELT | 4 | Open-faced sandwich with tuna and cheese |
| 80% | TUNAMELT | 8 | Hot fish sandwich with cheese: 2 wds. |
| 67% | MELT | 4 | Sandwich with tuna |
| 63% | CUBAN | 5 | Sandwich with ham, pork, cheese and pickles |
| 63% | MELT | 4 | Dish with tuna and cheese |
| 63% | MELT | 4 | Hot tuna sandwich |
| 61% | MELT | 4 | Cheese-topped tuna sandwich |
| 61% | CUBAN | 5 | Sandwich with pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard |
| 60% | SUBMARINE | 9 | Underwater American sandwich with meat and cheese |
| 60% | CUBAN | 5 | Island sandwich with pork, cheese and pickles |
| 60% | TOASTHAWAII | 11 | Open sandwich with ham, pineapple and cheese |
| 60% | MELT | 4 | Tuna ___ (fish sandwich served hot) |
| 59% | HAM | 3 | Cured meat paired with cheese in a sandwich |
| 59% | TUNA | 4 | With 46-Down, cheese-topped sandwich |
| 58% | PATTYMELT | 9 | Ground beef sandwich with Swiss cheese and caramelized onions |
| 58% | MCCHICKEN | 9 | Fast-food sandwich with a Hot ’n Spicy variant |
| 58% | REUBENS | 7 | Grilled sandwiches with corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese |
| 58% | MELT | 4 | Tuna ___ (hot sandwich) |
| 57% | JALAPENO | 8 | Hot green pepper, often stuffed with cream cheese |
| 57% | SWEETPICKLE | 11 | Freebie with a grilled cheese sandwich |
| 52% | HAM | 3 | Sandwich meat that goes with cheese |
| 52% | MELT | 4 | Tuna-and-cheese sandwich |
| 50% | ONION | 5 | With 44-Across, hot sandwich go-with |
| 49% | REUBEN | 6 | U.S. rye bread sandwich made with corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut |
| 49% | QUESO | 5 | ___ flameado, dish made of hot melted cheese with chorizo and is served flambe |
| 49% | MELT | 4 | Hot sandwich |
| 48% | TOMATOSOUP | 10 | Grilled cheese sandwich go-with |
| 48% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Rodent catcher baited with cheese |