| 100% | OVERSTEP | 8 | __ the mark, to exceed a previously set boundary |
| 43% | EVENTHORIZON | 12 | Boundary marking the limits of a black hole |
| 43% | SCENERY | 7 | The background to a stage play, the setting |
| 42% | PRIVET | 6 | Shrub often used to mark a boundary |
| 42% | CAIN | 4 | "And the Lord set a mark upon _____" |
| 41% | SCORE | 5 | The points each sports team gets; to mark a pastry |
| 41% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 41% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 41% | BAR | 3 | Set the ___ high (create a standard that's hard to reach) |
| 41% | VIGNETTE | 8 | Illustrative mark added to the end of a chapter |
| 40% | BROIL | 5 | Oven setting used to crisp the top of a casserole |
| 39% | YES | 3 | "Say ___ to the Dress" (reality show set at a bridal shop) |
| 39% | FORK | 4 | Utensil to the left of the plate in a standard table setting |
| 39% | CITY | 4 | Location marked with a dot in the board game Ticket to Ride |
| 39% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 39% | STORYMODE | 9 | Video game setting that allows a player to focus on the narrative |
| 38% | DELE | 4 | Editor's mark to remove a certain part of the text, for short |
| 38% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 38% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 38% | SPRAY | 5 | (5/6) "Now use a setting ___ (makeup sealing spritz) to lock the makeup" |
| 38% | CHASING | 7 | "___ Ten," documentary about Adam, a triathlete who attempts to break the ten-hour mark |
| 38% | HAHA | 4 | Wall or fence set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape |
| 37% | AIRLINEFOOD | 11 | Set to disrupt the toupee industry, research on a newly discovered supplement has earned it the nickname ...
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| 37% | ROLLTHEDICE | 11 | Take a chance, and how to form the sequence in each set of circled letters |
| 36% | SCARLET | 7 | Mark to allow a colour |
| 36% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |
| 36% | ELON | 4 | Musk who set a record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, according to Guinness |
| 35% | STET | 4 | Editor's instruction to disregard a change that was previously marked |
| 35% | CUBE | 4 | "Ice" follower to give a drink cooler that sets in the freezer |
| 35% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |