| 100% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Character associated with the beverage "shaken" in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | YELLOW | 6 | Bright sunny color that is associated with the characters mentioned in this puzzle |
| 54% | PLATO | 5 | Speaker of the quote found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 51% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 50% | BENJAMIN | 8 | With 32-Down, person associated with the scene depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| 50% | EARLOFCHESTER | 13 | One title for this puzzle's subject, spelled in order by the circled letters |
| 49% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 48% | TWO | 3 | Number of words in this puzzle beginning with the letter "C" |
| 47% | CHEMICALSYMBOLS | 15 | This puzzle's circled letters, for the words that precede them |
| 47% | ABS | 3 | "Six-pack" found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 47% | STUFFEDPEPPERS | 14 | Tex-Mex fare found with increasing spiciness in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 47% | BENDOREGON | 10 | Western city hinted at seven times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 46% | DONQUIXOTE | 10 | Classic character whose exploits inspired the phrase in this puzzle's circles |
| 46% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 45% | BACKTALK | 8 | Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 45% | ATOMICNUMBERS | 13 | What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid |
| 45% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | What's formed by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 44% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant … hinted at four times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 44% | TOE | 3 | Digit associated with the starts of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 44% | BLACKJACK | 9 | *Casino game associated with the sum of this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 43% | EYE | 3 | Either of the circled letters in 4-Across, for this puzzle's face |
| 43% | CHANGINGCLOTHES | 15 | Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | SINGAPORE | 9 | Country spelled with the only nine letters used in this puzzle's answers |
| 43% | ROTATECLOCKWISE | 15 | How to see the image formed by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | BUBBLETEA | 9 | Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 43% | RAMP | 4 | What each circled model in this puzzle ascends or descends, and what's spelled by the letters where the models cross |
| 43% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1978 hit by the band represented in this puzzle's circles |
| 43% | TAKE | 4 | With this puzzle's circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue |
| 42% | CLIMBINGSHOES | 13 | Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |