| 100% | ADVICECOLUMNS | 13 | "Dear Abby," "Ask Amy," et al., and an apt description of 4-, 8-, and 17-Down |
| 45% | DROPPEDCALL | 11 | Weak signal result, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 8-, 18- and 20-Down |
| 45% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "That tracks," and an apt description of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across? |
| 44% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 44% | PASSINGCOMMENTS | 15 | Offhand remarks, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 35- and 53-Across |
| 44% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 43% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 41% | MISSING | 7 | Lost ... or, in two words, an apt description of 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 41% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 40% | RUNDOWN | 7 | Seedy, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 9-, 29- and 33-Down |
| 39% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |
| 38% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 38% | DOUBLETALK | 10 | Deliberately ambiguous language, and an apt description of 18-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 38% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 38% | CARINTERIORS | 12 | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 38% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub, and an apt description of 20-, 34-, or 42-Across |
| 37% | THATWASCOOL | 11 | "Nicely done!" and an apt description of 16-, 23-, 51-, and 59-Across |
| 37% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Guard aggressively, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 38-, and 50-Across |
| 37% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Politically diverse ballot ... and an apt description of each set of puzzle circles |
| 37% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |
| 37% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Audiophile's setup, and an apt description of the perimeter of this puzzle |
| 37% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 37% | CVS | 3 | Brief résumés, and an apt description of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 37% | ALLKIDDINGASIDE | 15 | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | CLOSINGSALE | 11 | Going-out-of-business bargain event, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 36% | NOLA | 4 | Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | RISINGEDGES | 11 | Low-to-high transitions in digital signals, and an apt description of the circled letters |
| 36% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 36% | VIBECHECK | 9 | "How's everybody feeling?," e.g., and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 36% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |