| 100% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 68% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 68% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 67% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 67% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 65% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 64% | 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 |
| 62% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 61% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 60% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 59% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 59% | CENTERSTAGE | 11 | Limelight site, and a hint to the positions of this puzzle's circled names |
| 58% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 58% | MAKINGAFACE | 11 | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| 57% | SPILLTHETEA | 11 | "Give me some gossip!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answers |
| 57% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 57% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 56% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 56% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 55% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 55% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 55% | SLANT | 5 | Incline (and a hint to the location in this completed puzzle of the first line of 9- & 59-Across) |
| 55% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |