| 100% | YIN | 3 | Black side of a circle, in Chinese philosophy |
| 52% | ICHING | 6 | Book of Changes, a classic in Chinese philosophy |
| 51% | ARCS | 4 | Sides of a circle |
| 46% | OPENEND | 7 | Side of a pillowcase that a pillow goes in |
| 45% | OOLONG | 6 | The name of a kind of tea that means "black dragon" in Chinese |
| 45% | YIN | 3 | Feminine principle in Chinese philosophy (the opposite of yang) |
| 45% | EAR | 3 | Either side of a beaming grin, in a phrase |
| 44% | YIN | 3 | Dark side of Chinese philosophy |
| 44% | ANIMA | 5 | Feminine side of a man’s personality, in Jungian psychology |
| 44% | YIN | 3 | Dark half of a Chinese circle |
| 43% | FACET | 5 | One side of a gem, in a diamond, for one |
| 42% | YANG | 4 | Bright side, in Chinese philosophy |
| 42% | YANG | 4 | Masculine side, in Chinese philosophy |
| 42% | CHARCOAL | 8 | Lumps of a hard black substance used in barbecues |
| 42% | SPADES | 6 | Black suit in a deck of cards |
| 41% | SPRINGROLL | 10 | In Chinese cookery, a deep-fried cylindrical pancake of vegetables and meat |
| 41% | FAIRYRING | 9 | Circle of mushrooms in a forest or grassland |
| 41% | TEN | 3 | Number of sides in a decagon |
| 41% | SIX | 3 | Number of sides in a hexagon |
| 41% | SOY | 3 | Type of sauce in a Chinese restaurant |
| 41% | SOY | 3 | Kind of sauce in a Chinese restaurant |
| 41% | RED | 3 | One side in a game of checkers |
| 41% | SLIT | 4 | Opening in the side of a skirt |
| 40% | TEN | 3 | Number of sides in a 65-Across |
| 40% | TAO | 3 | Guiding principle of the universe, in Chinese philosophy |
| 40% | TAO | 3 | Natural order of the universe, in Chinese philosophy |
| 40% | SHE | 3 | One side in a battle of the sexes |
| 40% | EIGHTBALL | 9 | The black sphere in a game of pool |
| 40% | MOURNING | 8 | Period of dressing in black after a death |
| 40% | ADRAMACRITICIS | 14 | Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters |