| 100% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 77% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 76% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 70% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 68% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 67% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 65% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 64% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 61% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 61% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 60% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 58% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 58% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | 2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 57% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 57% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 56% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 56% | CENTERSTAGE | 11 | Limelight site, and a hint to the positions of this puzzle's circled names |
| 56% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | ROUNDOFGOLF | 11 | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | Mall workshop, and a hint to filling in this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | HOSPITALCORNERS | 15 | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 54% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |