| 100% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| 80% | TWISTEDHUMOR | 12 | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 78% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 78% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 77% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 72% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 72% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 71% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 70% | BLOCKCHAIN | 10 | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| 69% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| 68% | INNERCORE | 9 | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 67% | INNERGODDESS | 12 | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | FAIRSHAKE | 9 | Equitable treatment ... and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 63% | TWISTEDSISTER | 13 | '80s hard rock quintet, and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 62% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 60% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 60% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 59% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| 59% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 52-, and 62-Across |
| 59% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 59% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 57% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 56% | FALLINGRAIN | 11 | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| 56% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 56% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | MIXEDDRINK | 10 | What's clued in parentheses for each of four answers, and found in corresponding sets of puzzle circles |
| 55% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area, and what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | SEACHANGE | 9 | Dramatic shift ... or what's literally found in each set of circles? |
| 55% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant, or what you'll find in each set of circled letters |