| Chef with an eponymous award | 28 |
| Chef with a "Louisiana Real and Rustic" cookbook | 58 |
| Chef who's at home on the range | 35 |
| Chef who says "Pork fat rules!" | 41 |
| Chef who regularly "kicks it up a notch" | 50 |
| Chef who made a cameo as Marlon the Gator in "The Princess and the Frog" | 82 |
| Chef who kicks things up a notch | 32 |
| Chef who goes "bam!" | 30 |
| Chef who can "kick it up" | 35 |
| Chef Ramsay | 11 |
| Chef Rachael in pursuit of a legendary recipe? | 46 |
| Chef protector | 14 |
| Chef or Caesar chaser | 21 |
| Chef on a tour | 14 |
| Chef on a ranch | 15 |
| Chef Oliver | 11 |
| Chef Matsuhita with a flagship restaurant in New York | 53 |
| Chef Matsuhisa who co-owns a restaurant with Robert De Niro | 59 |
| Chef lead-in | 12 |
| Chef Lagasse | 12 |
| Chef known to “kick it up a notch” | 42 |
| Chef known to "kick it up a notch" | 44 |
| Chef Julia | 10 |
| Chef Ina Garten's "Barefoot ___" | 46 |
| Chef Graham | 11 |
| Chef Gordon | 11 |
| Chef Emeril | 11 |
| Chef Ducasse | 12 |
| Chef DiSpirito | 14 |
| Chef Deen | 9 |
| Chef de Lellio'sfettuccine | 31 |
| Chef de cuisine's shout | 27 |
| Chef d'___ | 14 |
| Chef d'état, once | 24 |
| Chef d'état | 18 |
| Chef Child | 10 |
| Chef Cat __ | 11 |
| Chef Cardini's creation | 27 |
| Chef Bucco on "The Sopranos" | 38 |
| Chef Boyardee's headgear | 28 |
| Chef Boyardee serving | 21 |
| Chef Boyardee offering | 22 |
| Chef Boyardee classic | 21 |
| Chef Boy-Ar-___ | 15 |
| Chef Boy-Ar- -- | 15 |
| Chef Bobby | 10 |
| Chef Batali | 11 |
| Chef based in New Orleans | 25 |
| Chef Auguste Escoffier creations | 32 |
| Chef Alexis | 11 |
| Chef (WWII OSS researcher) | 26 |
| CHEF | 4 |
| Cheez- -- (crackers) | 20 |
| Cheez ___ | 9 |
| Cheez __: Kraft spread | 22 |
| Cheez Whiz you could blow up? | 29 |
| Cheez Whiz maker | 16 |
| Cheez Whiz competitor | 21 |
| Cheevy of Edwin Arlington Robinson verse | 40 |
| Cheever novel set in a prison | 29 |
| Cheetahs and horses | 19 |
| Cheetah, to Wonder Woman | 24 |
| Cheetah, for one | 16 |
| Cheetah, compared to other animals | 34 |
| Cheetah's trail? | 20 |
| Cheetah's prey | 18 |
| Cheetah's forte | 19 |
| Cheetah's asset | 19 |
| Cheetah feature | 15 |
| Cheeta, in "Tarzan" films | 35 |
| Cheeta's family | 19 |
| Cheesy Welsh dish | 17 |
| Cheesy TV private eye? | 22 |
| Cheesy TV detective show, with "The"? | 47 |
| Cheesy TV cop show? | 19 |
| Cheesy TV comedy? | 17 |
| Cheesy triangular snack | 23 |
| Cheesy treats | 13 |
| Cheesy town | 11 |
| Cheesy topping | 14 |
| Cheesy takeout orders | 21 |
| Cheesy stuff | 12 |
| Cheesy spot? | 12 |
| Cheesy soliloquy? | 17 |
| Cheesy snacks | 13 |
| Cheesy snack | 12 |
| Cheesy sauce | 12 |
| Cheesy sandwiches | 17 |
| Cheesy sandwich | 15 |
| Cheesy restaurant? | 18 |
| Cheesy private-eye show? | 24 |
| Cheesy potatoes? | 16 |
| Cheesy pie | 10 |
| Cheesy pickup line? [1944, 1995*] | 33 |
| Cheesy pasta? | 13 |
| Cheesy pasta dish | 17 |
| Cheesy part of the neck? | 24 |
| Cheesy paper | 12 |
| Cheesy or fruity pancake | 24 |
| Cheesy old Swiss movie star? | 28 |