Answer:

cook

Answer	Crossword Clue
COOK	Pan handler
COOK	New Zealand mount
COOK	Diner employee

COOK	Falsify
COOK	One who's at home on the range?
COOK	White-hat wearer
COOK	Chuck wagon VIP
COOK	Short-order pro
COOK	Pot holder?
COOK	Falsify, as books
COOK	Sandwich Islands discoverer, ironically

COOK	Cafeteria worker
COOK	Food preparer
COOK	Soldier working in a mess
COOK	Sandwich Islands discoverer
COOK	Kitchen employee
COOK	Antarctic explorer James
COOK	Rustle up
COOK	South Seas explorer

COOK	One who's home on the range?
COOK	Emulate a chef
COOK	Boil, broil, or bake
COOK	Compete on "Chopped"
COOK	Mess maker
COOK	Culinary artist
COOK	Kitchen worker
COOK	"Order up!" shouter

COOK	Concoct, with "up"
COOK	Do dinner
COOK	Hawaiian Islands explorer
COOK	Prepare, as paella
COOK	Apply heat to
COOK	Omelet maker
COOK	Broil or roast
COOK	Make dinner

COOK	South Pacific explorer
COOK	Discoverer of Hawaiian Islands, 1778.
COOK	Chicago's county.
COOK	Discoverer of the Sandwich Islands.
COOK	Fry.