| 100% | SIDESOFBEEF | 11 | Butchers' stock literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 66% | MIXEDSIGNALS | 12 | Communication confusion ... or what's literally found in this puzzle's three sets of circles |
| 66% | BACKWOODS | 9 | Primitive area, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 63% | BROKENBONES | 11 | Fractures found in this puzzle's circles |
| 62% | SECRETFRIENDS | 13 | Kid's imaginary companions, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 59% | ABS | 3 | "Six-pack" found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 59% | MIXEDBLESSING | 13 | It's not all good ... and it's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 59% | PLATO | 5 | Speaker of the quote found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | HOUSEHOLDNAME | 13 | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| 57% | BACKTALK | 8 | Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 57% | FALLINGRAIN | 11 | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| 56% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area, and what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| 56% | CHANGINGCLOTHES | 15 | Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | WORKAROUNDS | 11 | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | FALLINGWATER | 12 | Frank Lloyd Wright house built around multiple cascades, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 54% | CLIMBINGSHOES | 13 | Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 54% | WORKAROUND | 10 | Temporary fix, or what's found in this puzzle's circles |
| 53% | DREIDEL | 7 | Spinning top whose four sides bear the Hebrew letters found in this puzzle's circles |
| 52% | WIDESPREAD | 10 | Extensive ... and what's literally seen in this puzzle's circles |
| 52% | THREELETTERWORD | 15 | Something not found in this puzzle's answer |
| 51% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 51% | LAD | 3 | Youth found in this puzzle's seven longest answers |
| 51% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 50% | CONS | 4 | Disadvantages found in this puzzle's three longest Across answers ... |
| 50% | TMI | 3 | Response to oversharing found in this puzzle's starred answers |
| 50% | NDA | 3 | Confidentiality contract initials found in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 50% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 50% | STRINGTRIO | 10 | Ensemble playing in this puzzle's circles |
| 49% | BOXED | 5 | With 40-Across, party supplies found in this puzzle's four corners |
| 49% | CRYPTOGRAM | 10 | Sort of encoded message found in this puzzle's grid [SEE NOTE] |