| 100% | SHOWMETHEMONEY | 14 | Catchphrase shouted in "Jerry Maguire" ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 78% | GOLDENCALF | 10 | Biblical idol ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 78% | FIRSTRESPONDER | 14 | Emergency worker ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 77% | ALOHASHIRT | 10 | Article of tropical apparel ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 77% | BAYMARE | 7 | Secretariat's mother, for one ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 35% | WEAPON | 6 | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 35% | ROOM | 4 | The "where" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 35% | SUSPECT | 7 | The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 35% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 34% | BROMANTICCOMEDY | 15 | Modern-day genre for the 1952 film whose title is suggested by a word ladder starting at 1-Across |
| 33% | ALASKA | 6 | State whose flag, with eight gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, was designed by a 13-year-old |
| 33% | ACHRISTMASCAROL | 15 | Novella whose final words are found in the circled squares |
| 33% | CARBONFOOTPRINT | 15 | Global warming calculation whose shape is suggested by connecting 14 squares in this puzzle in a closed loop based on the appropriate 23-Across |
| 33% | CHIP | 4 | Technological device whose current shortage is depicted in the circled squares |
| 33% | WHITEHEAD | 9 | Colson whose 2021 novel "Harlem Shuffle" is represented in the circled squares |
| 32% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for a Southern university whose teams are the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OLE | 3 | ___ Miss (nickname for a state university in the South) |
| 31% | WAYNE | 5 | Lil ___, rapper of "Annihilate" whose costume was shortlisted by Mindy for Halloween in the series "The Mindy Project" |
| 31% | LOCALTRAIN | 10 | Option for a subway commuter whose stop is skipped by the express |
| 31% | HAPPY | 5 | 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
| 31% | TWORHYMINGWORDS | 15 | With 27-, 39-, 46- and 62-Across, a brain teaser, whose answer appears in the circled squares |
| 31% | NED | 3 | Only Springfield resident whose house is destroyed by a hurricane, in an episode of The Simpsons |
| 31% | DUSTINDIAMOND | 13 | "Saved by the Bell" actor whose surname is a place for baseball: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NAMETHEONE | 10 | Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 30% | FITZGERALD | 10 | Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the circled squares |
| 30% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 30% | GMC | 3 | Automaker whose Hummer E.V. was called a “ghastly behemoth” in a review by The Verge |
| 30% | UPSANDDOWNS | 11 | Vicissitudes of life, as for the inventor named in the circled squares? |
| 30% | INFO | 4 | It may be symbolized by an "i" in a circle, for short |
| 30% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |