| 100% | FAIRSHAKE | 9 | Equitable treatment ... and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 80% | TWISTEDSISTER | 13 | '80s hard rock quintet, and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 79% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 72% | SEACHANGE | 9 | Dramatic shift ... or what's literally found in each set of circles? |
| 71% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| 66% | INCLINEDPLANE | 13 | Ramp, and what's found in each set of circles |
| 64% | ODDJOB | 6 | Miscellaneous household task, and what's found in each set of circles |
| 63% | TWISTEDHUMOR | 12 | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 62% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| 62% | STRETCHEDTHIN | 13 | Overextended ... and what's literally in each set of circles |
| 59% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| 59% | SPARECHANGE | 11 | Coins in one's pocket ... and what literally happens in each set of circles |
| 59% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 56% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 55% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant, or what you'll find in each set of circled letters |
| 55% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 55% | MIXEDSIGNALS | 12 | Communication confusion ... or what's literally found in this puzzle's three sets of circles |
| 54% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 53% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 52% | BACKWOODS | 9 | Primitive area, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 52% | MIXEDDRINK | 10 | What's clued in parentheses for each of four answers, and found in corresponding sets of puzzle circles |
| 52% | MIXED | 5 | With 38-Down, bar offering found in each set of circles |
| 52% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 38-Across, unpublicized skill found in each set of circles |
| 51% | CHINESE | 7 | With 43-Across, historical period found in each set of circled letters |
| 51% | SKISLOPES | 9 | Spots for moguls, and what happens in each set of circles |
| 51% | ISLANDRETREATS | 14 | Vacation spots found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 50% | INNERCORE | 9 | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 49% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 49% | BOXEDWINE | 9 | Party drink option, no corkscrew required ... and what's in each set of circles? |
| 48% | MOUNTAINRANGE | 13 | What each set of circled letters spells ... and depicts |