| 100% | JUGGLINGPINS | 12 | 51-Down's talent ... or what the circled squares represent? |
| 66% | LANDFORMS | 9 | Geographical features ... or what the circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 57% | STANDUPGUYS | 11 | Honest sorts ... or what the circled squares contain? |
| 56% | KELLYLINK | 9 | "White Cat, Black Dog" author ... and what the circled squares represent? |
| 56% | COMMUNITYGARDEN | 15 | What the circled squares in this grid collectively represent |
| 53% | SILENTNIGHT | 11 | Song of 1859 ... or what the five circled letters represent? |
| 52% | FIFTH | 5 | With 45-Down, subversive groups ... or what the answers in the circled squares comprise? |
| 52% | FROSTEDTIPS | 11 | Spiky, bleached hairstyle ... or what the puzzle circles represent |
| 51% | WORMHOLES | 9 | Theoretical shortcuts ... or what the four circles in this puzzle represent |
| 51% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | Hit 1980s-'90s sitcom ... or what the circled letters in 16-, 26- and 43-Across represent? |
| 50% | PHYSICSFORMULAS | 15 | What the three sets of circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 49% | CORPORATEBONDS | 14 | Capital-raising vehicles, or what the circled letters represent |
| 48% | STATESWONBYBARACKOBAMA | 22 | With 90-Across, what the 28 circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 48% | WINTERARC | 9 | Season-long alternative to a New Year's resolution, or what the letters in the shaded squares represent? |
| 47% | FOUNDPOETRY | 11 | Verse derived from an existing source text . . . or what the circled squares might be described as |
| 46% | PAVEDROAD | 9 | What the circled squares in this puzzle symbolize |
| 46% | TIRE | 4 | Bad thing to blow ... or what each of the circled letters in this puzzle represents |
| 46% | SUN | 3 | What the red circle on Japan's flag represents |
| 46% | WATER | 5 | What the circled letters represent |
| 45% | RAISEARUCKUS | 12 | Cause commotion ... or what the circled letters do? |
| 45% | SPRINGFORWARDFALLBACK | 21 | Timely mnemonic, or what the circled letters depict |
| 45% | ACUTABOVETHEREST | 16 | Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent? |
| 45% | SPREADTHEGOSPEL | 15 | Evangelize ... or what this puzzle's circled squares do? |
| 44% | DARWIN | 6 | Evolution theorist ... or what the circled letters are evolving toward? |
| 44% | HOLESINTHEWALL | 14 | Dingy bars, or what the circled letters can help fix |
| 44% | SUN | 3 | What the circle on the Japanese flag represents |
| 43% | PATHTOVICTORY | 13 | Election night calculation ... or what's traced by the circled letters |
| 43% | PAIRS | 5 | Figure skating event ... or what the circled items always come in |
| 43% | SEEYOUINCOURT | 13 | What the circled letters in this answer represent, homophonically |
| 43% | BEEINONESBONNET | 15 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |