| 100% | VIBESHIFTS | 10 | Big changes in the Zeitgeist, as suggested by the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 71% | CROSS | 5 | With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle? |
| 66% | NEUROPLASTICITY | 15 | Brain's ability to form new connections ... as represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 66% | WHACAMOLE | 9 | Popular arcade game featuring pop-up rodents ... as represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 61% | INNERCITIES | 11 | Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) |
| 59% | DONOTBEND | 9 | Mail instruction sometimes ignored, as suggested by the words in this puzzle's circles |
| 59% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | What's formed by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | CELESTIALBODIES | 15 | Astronomical objects represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | TEETOTAL | 8 | Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | Photographer's request … as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 51% | REVERSE | 7 | Certain auto gear ... as suggested by the circled letters |
| 50% | FLIPPINGONESLID | 15 | Snapping ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 50% | ABC | 3 | Kind of order for the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | GROWABEARD | 10 | Do the opposite of shave ... as suggested by the circled letters |
| 50% | SLIPPERY | 8 | With 68-Across, precarious situations, as suggested by the circled letters |
| 50% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 50% | LONGWINDED | 10 | Verbose, and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? |
| 50% | LOOPDELOOPDELOOP | 16 | Maneuver for slot car racers or stunt pilots, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 49% | RAMP | 4 | What each circled model in this puzzle ascends or descends, and what's spelled by the letters where the models cross |
| 49% | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | 15 | With only slight provocation ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 49% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 49% | ORANGE | 6 | Color shared by the big cats in this puzzle |
| 49% | SPREADTHEWEALTH | 15 | Be generous with one's good fortune, as depicted by the movement of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | EARLOFCHESTER | 13 | One title for this puzzle's subject, spelled in order by the circled letters |
| 49% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning, as spelled by the new beginnings in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 48% | SERPENTINE | 10 | Snaking, like the arrangement of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 48% | PUNCTUATIONMARK | 15 | Any of the groupings of circled letters in this puzzle |