| 100% | GATECRASH | 9 | Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| 70% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 61% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 54% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 54% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 54% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | ROCKYROAD | 9 | Nutty ice cream parlor order ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 52% | MIXMASTER | 9 | Sunbeam brand ... and a literal hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | SECRET | 6 | With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | GANGOFFOUR | 10 | Faction in China's Cultural Revolution ... or a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Sensitive elbow area, and a literal hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | LETSGOCRAZY | 11 | First track on Prince's "Purple Rain," and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 51% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 51% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 49% | LIONSHARE | 9 | Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters |
| 49% | CUTIN | 5 | Interrupt ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 49% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 49% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | Postnuptial alteration, and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 48% | SIXPACKOFBEER | 13 | Party purchase ... or a hint to each circled letter set |
| 48% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Roughhouse, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 47% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Start of a Lincoln line, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 47% | FRINGEELEMENTS | 14 | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 47% | TURNCOAT | 8 | Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 47% | MIDDLEMAN | 9 | Go-between ... and a hint to each set of circles |