| 100% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 78% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |
| 71% | RISINGEDGES | 11 | Low-to-high transitions in digital signals, and an apt description of the circled letters |
| 66% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Politically diverse ballot ... and an apt description of each set of puzzle circles |
| 64% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |
| 64% | VIBECHECK | 9 | "How's everybody feeling?," e.g., and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 62% | THATSHALF | 9 | With 42-Across, encouraging words to someone making a good effort, and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 60% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 57% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Audiophile's setup, and an apt description of the perimeter of this puzzle |
| 56% | CARINTERIORS | 12 | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | ALLKIDDINGASIDE | 15 | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | WHOVILLE | 8 | Town targeted by the Grinch, and an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 54% | CONTAINERSHIP | 13 | Vessel transporting standard-sized cargo units, and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 54% | CLOSINGSALE | 11 | Going-out-of-business bargain event, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 54% | NOLA | 4 | Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | SPINATALE | 9 | Embellish the truth, and what the sets of circled letters do? |
| 54% | CRACKAJOKE | 10 | Say something funny, and what the sets of circled letters do |
| 54% | COMEONDOWN | 10 | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | ROLLTHETAPE | 11 | "I can prove you're lying!," and an instruction for reading each set of circled letters |
| 54% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 53% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 53% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 53% | NOEL | 4 | Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | HOLDINGPATTERNS | 15 | Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| 53% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | WHATABOUTISM | 12 | Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | MAKINGAFACE | 11 | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| 52% | DREAMSHAKE | 10 | Signature post move of Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon ... or an apt description of the circled letters in the grid? |
| 52% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |