| 100% | BACK | 4 | ___-to-school (hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 96% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | ROUNDOFGOLF | 11 | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | OBLIQUEREFERENCE | 16 | Indirect comment ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | LETYOURHAIRDOWN | 15 | "Loosen up!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 95% | DRIVEUPTHEPRICE | 15 | Make dear? (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 95% | ITSASECRET | 10 | "Keep this between us" ... or hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | MOUNTUP | 7 | "Let's ride!"...or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | PULLEDPORK | 10 | Messy sandwich filler ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | POETRYINMOTION | 14 | Sublime physical performance ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | PARALLELPARKING | 15 | Driving test challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | WARPSPEED | 9 | Science-fiction velocity ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | MUSICALCHAIRS | 13 | Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 95% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | FARBEITFROMME | 13 | "I hate to criticize" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | DRINKSALLAROUND | 15 | "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like most pet dogs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | CHANGESTHEWORLD | 15 | Has a huge impact ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | HOSPITALCORNERS | 15 | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | GUTFEELING | 10 | Intuition without logical explanation, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | NOTQUITEMYTEMPO | 15 | Iconic line from "Whiplash," or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | REVERSECOURSE | 13 | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 94% | STIRTHEPOT | 10 | Create tension among friends, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 93% | STEPSUPONESGAME | 15 | Improves to meet a challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 93% | TURNEDTHETABLES | 15 | Regained one's winning status ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 93% | TASTE | 5 | It's often unaccounted for ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 93% | TINYBUBBLES | 11 | Don Ho's signature song ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |