| 100% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 69% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 68% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 67% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 63% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 62% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 61% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 58% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 57% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 55% | CENTERSTAGE | 11 | Limelight site, and a hint to the positions of this puzzle's circled names |
| 55% | BACKUPCAMERAS | 13 | Standard equipment on some new vehicles, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 53% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 53% | TRIPLETOSSUP | 12 | "Wheel of Fortune" feature since 2019, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 52% | MICROBREW | 9 | Craft beer . . . and a hint to the contents of four squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 52% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 52% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | 2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 51% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Some of this, some of that ... and a hint to the circled squares |
| 51% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 51% | CONDENSEDMILK | 13 | Ingredient of sweetened Thai tea, and a hint to solving some squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Supports for some volumes, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 51% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 51% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 50% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | SLANT | 5 | Incline (and a hint to the location in this completed puzzle of the first line of 9- & 59-Across) |