| 100% | FAIRYRING | 9 | Circle of mushrooms in a forest or grassland |
| 45% | WILDFIRE | 8 | An uncontrolled conflagration in a forest or plain |
| 45% | BOXINGDAY | 9 | Present time in England? ... or a hint to each set of circled squares |
| 45% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 44% | CLEARING | 8 | In a forest, an open space of land |
| 44% | GANGOFFOUR | 10 | Faction in China's Cultural Revolution ... or a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 44% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 44% | TREE | 4 | Plant in a forest or woodland, e.g. fir or oak |
| 44% | RIGHTBETWEENTHE | 15 | With 67-Across, in a sudden and completely apparent way ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | BELLEAUTELEPHONE | 16 | Calling device in a forest east of Paris? |
| 43% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | Does a driving test task - or an apt description of the five circled diagonals in this puzzle |
| 43% | TREE | 4 | One of many in a forest |
| 41% | CANOPY | 6 | Upper layer of trees in a forest |
| 41% | BUTTON | 6 | Type of mushroom or a clothes fastener |
| 40% | MEDICALLY | 9 | In a way related to treatment of illness or injury |
| 40% | LAWN | 4 | Expanse of grass in a house or park |
| 40% | PLOT | 4 | Sequence of events in a novel or film |
| 40% | VOTIVE | 6 | Type of candle in a pumpkin or luminary |
| 40% | REP | 3 | One in a set of curls or crunches |
| 40% | DESK | 4 | Piece of furniture in a classroom or office |
| 40% | CANOPY | 6 | Upper layer of habitat in a forest, tree tops |
| 40% | CURATOR | 7 | A keeper of antiquities in a museum or gallery |
| 40% | MACABRE | 7 | Depiction of death in a weird or horrible way |
| 40% | SCREENING | 9 | Natural barrier in a garden of bamboo or willow |
| 40% | BLACKPLAIN | 10 | Grassland in the aftermath of a fire? |
| 40% | BOBSUPANDDOWN | 13 | Moves like a buoy in the ocean ... or a hint to the circled parts of this puzzle? |
| 39% | MENU | 4 | List of choices in a restaurant or on a computer |
| 39% | SOAKING | 7 | Lying in a bath of water, or being very wet |
| 39% | OPTICIAN | 8 | A maker of or dealer in optical items |
| 39% | FACULTY | 7 | A division of learning or subject in university |