| 100% | SETTINGSUN | 10 | Daily phenomenon ... and a hint to the puzzle circles |
| 77% | ASTHEWORLDTURNS | 15 | TV soap for 54 years ... and a hint to the puzzle circles |
| 76% | LASTMANSTANDING | 15 | Lone survivor ... and a hint to the puzzle's circles? |
| 72% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 72% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 72% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 72% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 71% | CENTERSTAGE | 11 | Limelight site, and a hint to the positions of this puzzle's circled names |
| 71% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 71% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 69% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Potpourri, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 66% | SIDESWIPE | 9 | Glancing blow on the road, and a hint to the puzzle's circles |
| 66% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 65% | MIXEDGREENS | 11 | Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares |
| 65% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 65% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | DIAMONDHEAD | 11 | Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | HIDDENEMOTIONS | 14 | Repressed feelings, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | TIEDUPINKNOTS | 13 | Really nervous, and a hint to the circled words |
| 64% | BOWLSOVER | 9 | Leaves flabbergasted, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | PYRAMIDSCHEME | 13 | Financial fraud, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | BREAKFASTSPREAD | 15 | Morning display, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | CHANGEOFSCENE | 13 | Mental refresher ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Celestial misnomer, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 64% | APPLETURNOVERS | 14 | Fruity desserts, and a hint to the circled words |
| 64% | SHOWDOWN | 8 | Critical confrontation, and a hint to the circled titles |