| 100% | PRIZEINSIDE | 11 | Cracker Jack extra, and what the answers with circles have |
| 72% | INNERDEMONS | 11 | Personal struggles, and what the answers with circles have |
| 60% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | Lack of similar interests, and what the three long answers with circled letters have? |
| 57% | SOAKUPTHESUN | 12 | 2002 summer anthem from Sheryl Crow, and what the answers with circles do, in two ways |
| 52% | HIDDENGEMS | 10 | What the long Across answers with circles have |
| 48% | BOTTOMLINE | 10 | Net profit, and what the answers to starred clues have |
| 48% | NORTHERNLIGHTS | 14 | Arctic spectacle ... and what the answers to starred clues have? |
| 46% | SECONDLOOK | 10 | Reappraisal, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 46% | TIGHTENDS | 9 | Some football linemen ... and what the answers to starred clues have? |
| 46% | CREATUREFEATURE | 15 | Monster movie, and what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 46% | UPSTARTS | 8 | Social climbers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 46% | BEARHUGS | 8 | Tight embraces, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 46% | CHEESEFILLING | 13 | Ravioli option, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 46% | DRESSINGDOWN | 12 | Severe scolding, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 45% | ANIMALRIGHTS | 12 | Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 45% | LETTEROPENERS | 13 | Envelope-slicing tools, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 45% | BRIDGES | 7 | Hollywood family name ... and what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 45% | SHOWSTOPPER | 11 | Dazzling theater performance, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 45% | ENDTABLES | 9 | Living-room lamp holders, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 45% | COLDFRONT | 9 | It ushers in lower temperatures ... and what the answers to starred clues can have |
| 45% | FIRESTARTER | 11 | 1980 Stephen King novel, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 45% | COPYRIGHT | 9 | Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 45% | FAKENEWS | 8 | Inaccurate information, and what the starred answers have in common |
| 44% | GLOWUP | 6 | Positive personal transformation, in slang, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 44% | WORKOUTINTHEEND | 15 | Come to a satisfying conclusion, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 44% | BAREBACK | 8 | Riding without a saddle, and what the starred answers all have |
| 44% | LETTEROPENERS | 13 | Mail-processing tools, and what the four theme answers each have |
| 44% | BREAKTHEICE | 11 | Begin a conversation, and what the answers to the starred clues do to their circled letters? |
| 44% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 44% | UPPERATMOSPHERE | 15 | Layer in which space stations orbit Earth, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |