| 100% | LEMON | 5 | With 48-Across, fish dish |
| 64% | OMEGA | 5 | Symbol associated with 48 Across |
| 62% | SUSHI | 5 | Fish dish served with wasabi |
| 58% | POKEBOWL | 8 | Dish made with raw fish |
| 57% | SHRIMP | 6 | With 40 Across, seafood dish with garlic |
| 57% | BLUE | 4 | With 25 Across, large game fish |
| 56% | NOT | 3 | With 48-Across, mediocre |
| 56% | ATNO | 4 | With 48-Across, never |
| 56% | TERRINE | 7 | Pressed rustic meat or fish dishes with aspic top |
| 55% | POKEBOWL | 8 | Hawaiian dish with cubed fish |
| 55% | SMOKED | 6 | With 48-Across, deli item |
| 55% | AINT | 4 | With 48-Across, "... and that ___!" |
| 55% | CREEPS | 6 | With 48-Across, enters stealthily |
| 55% | HEARTS | 6 | With 48-Across, deepest longing |
| 54% | SUSHI | 5 | Dish often consisting of raw fish with rice |
| 54% | PADTHAI | 7 | Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce |
| 54% | ADOBO | 5 | Filipino dish with fish or meat |
| 54% | ADOBE | 5 | With 48-Across, popular computer product |
| 54% | SURVEY | 6 | With 48-Across, "Family Feud" material |
| 54% | CUTS | 4 | With 48-Across, stops wasting time |
| 54% | ICE | 3 | With 48-Across, cousin of sleet |
| 54% | OWNERS | 6 | Those with 48-Acrosses |
| 53% | CAPE | 4 | With 48-Across, East Coast vacation spot |
| 53% | THATSTHEWAYTHE | 14 | With 48-Across, "sweet" expression about consequences |
| 53% | SPAR | 4 | Practice with 48-Across, say |
| 52% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 52% | MUSSELSMARINARA | 15 | Hard-shell seafood dish with tomato 54 Across |
| 52% | LATE | 4 | With 48-Across, one who is eventually successful |
| 51% | GARGOYLESWITH | 13 | With 50 Across, the least-ordered dish at Quasimodo's Restaurant? |
| 51% | CEVICHE | 7 | Peruvian dish with raw fish soaked in citrus juice |