| 100% | SPINATALE | 9 | Embellish the truth, and what the sets of circled letters do? |
| 82% | CRACKAJOKE | 10 | Say something funny, and what the sets of circled letters do |
| 78% | MAKINGAFACE | 11 | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| 70% | HOLDINGPATTERNS | 15 | Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| 61% | JOBTURNOVER | 11 | Human resources concern, and what each set of circled letters reveals |
| 61% | PEASOUP | 7 | Thick fog metaphor ... and what each set of circled letters is? |
| 60% | MOUNTAINRANGE | 13 | What each set of circled letters spells ... and depicts |
| 59% | FISHHOOK | 8 | Device at the end of the line, and what each set of circled letters represents |
| 59% | BOBOLINKS | 9 | Birds with short finch-like bills ... or, what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| 58% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 57% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 57% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 57% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 57% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Biblical phrase in Lincoln's historic 6/16/1858 speech, and what each set of circled letters contains |
| 55% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 55% | BROKENBAT | 9 | Cause of wood splinters in the infield ... and what each set of puzzle circles represents |
| 55% | GETARAISE | 9 | Start to make more money, and what the circled letters do? |
| 55% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | CANDYWRAPPERS | 13 | Halloween discards, and what the three sets of circles represent? |
| 54% | ROLLTHEDICE | 11 | Take a chance, and how to form the sequence in each set of circled letters |
| 54% | BLOCKPARTIES | 12 | Neighborhood social events ... and what the four sets of circles are? |
| 53% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 53% | LEAVENED | 8 | Unlike bread on Passover, and like four of the five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 53% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | "The Stuff You Love" toy company, and what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 53% | DAY | 3 | What each set of circled letters spells |
| 53% | CROSSPARTYLINES | 15 | Act in a bipartisan way, and what the circled letters do Across and Down |
| 53% | SKIPINTRO | 9 | Command to bypass a recap of prior episodes ... and what the puzzle circles do |
| 52% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | Lack of similar interests, and what the three long answers with circled letters have? |
| 52% | PUTALIDONIT | 11 | "Shut your trap!" ... and, graphically, what the circled letters do |
| 52% | PUTARINGONIT | 12 | Lock in a spouse, and what the first letters of six Down answers do visually |