| 100% | TURNINGRED | 10 | 2022 Pixar film ... and an explanation of the circled squares? |
| 63% | ITTAKESAVILLAGE | 15 | Child-raising aphorism ... and an explanation of what can precede the circled squares? |
| 59% | TURNINGRED | 10 | 2022 Pixar film about a girl who goes through unusual changes, and the change seen inside each set of circles |
| 56% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 49% | FUELINJECTION | 13 | Internal combustion process, and an explanation of the other long Across answers |
| 44% | SPRINGBREAK | 11 | Popular vacation time ... and an explanation of what's straddling the two words in each theme answer? |
| 44% | COCO | 4 | Pixar film set in Mexico and the Land of the Dead |
| 43% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 43% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Anonymous December figure ... and a description of the circled squares? |
| 42% | TURNINGRED | 10 | 2022 Pixar film in which 16-Across voices the mother of a "transformative" 13-year-old: 2 wds. |
| 42% | COCO | 4 | 2017 Pixar film set in Mexico and the Land of the Dead |
| 42% | SOUL | 4 | 2020 Pixar film with the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey |
| 42% | ONWARD | 6 | 2020 Pixar film featuring the voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt |
| 42% | DOMEESHI | 8 | Director of the 2022 Pixar film Turning Red |
| 42% | SOUL | 4 | Pixar film starring the voices of 15-Across, 30-Across, 47-Across, and Tina Fey |
| 41% | ONWARD | 6 | 2020 Pixar film featuring the voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as elf brothers |
| 40% | DECISIONTOLEAVE | 15 | 2022 Park Chan-wook film about a detective and the widow of a murder victim |
| 39% | GREENAWAY | 9 | Peter —, director of films The Belly of an Architect and Drowning by Numbers |
| 39% | COLDSPELL | 9 | Chilly stretch ... and the end result of the circled squares? |
| 39% | CARS | 4 | Pixar film featuring John Ratzenberger as the voices of Mack and the Abominable Snowplow |
| 39% | LORD | 4 | "___ of the Flies," adventure film where a group of schoolboys get lost on an island and slowly descend into savagery |
| 38% | PENIN | 5 | Enclose, as livestock, and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | SCHOOLSOUT | 10 | Common June shout ... and an explanation of this puzzle's theme? |
| 38% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | Best Actor Oscar nominee for his portrayal of the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 2022 film "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TENSEEXCHANGE | 13 | Heated barrage of words ... and an explanation for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 37% | PITCHATENT | 10 | Prepare for a night out, and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | WALTER | 6 | "The Secret Life of ___ Mitty," an adventure film in which Ben Stiller travels to Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas |
| 36% | LIGHTYEAR | 9 | Buzz-worthy Pixar film of 2022? |
| 36% | RICCI | 5 | Christina of the 2022 film "Monstrous" |