| 100% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | 1860s novel that is the basis for this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | DAILYPLANET | 11 | Publication that is the key to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that is the basis for "Clueless" |
| 48% | TREACHERYOFIMAGES | 17 | 1929 work that is the theme of this puzzle, with "The" |
| 48% | JULES | 5 | With 141-Down, author whose work is the basis of this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 44% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that was the basis of the movie "Clueless" |
| 44% | CHEMICALSYMBOLS | 15 | This puzzle's circled letters, for the words that precede them |
| 44% | GRETAGARBO | 10 | Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? |
| 43% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera by Puccini that is the basis for the film "Rent" (2 wds) |
| 42% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SEVENCS | 7 | Punny title for this puzzle that's a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | AUCTION | 7 | Setting for this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | SALON | 5 | Locale for this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | CASINOGAME | 10 | Venue for this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | TECH | 4 | Field for this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | THEUSOPEN | 9 | Annual sporting event that is this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | LIBERACE | 8 | Entertainer born in May 1919, the basis for five anagrams in this puzzle |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 39% | URL | 3 | Its common extensions are the theme of this puzzle |
| 39% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 38% | HLMFFWVDMRV | 11 | Title for this puzzle ... which the answers to the eight starred clues will help explain |
| 38% | STUART | 6 | His painting is the basis for Washington's portrait on the dollar |
| 37% | COCONUT | 7 | Palm fruit ... or what the creator of this puzzle's theme apparently is? |
| 37% | OTHELLO | 7 | Game whose dual-colored pieces are apt for this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | ATTENDANCE | 10 | Teacher's duty [the basis for five anagrams in this puzzle] |
| 37% | PARISFRANCE | 11 | World capital that's the theme of this puzzle |
| 37% | KNOWSEVERYANGLE | 15 | Is an expert on this puzzle's theme? |
| 37% | SEA | 3 | Place for a FISH (which is a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 37% | THESTARSPANGLEDBANNER | 21 | This puzzle's theme, whose first notes are indicated by shaded squares |