| 100% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 72% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| 71% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 71% | SPREADTHEWEALTH | 15 | Redistributionist's catchphrase ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 63% | BLOWININTHEWIND | 15 | Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the object found by connecting the four circled letters in a diamond |
| 58% | MIXTAPE | 7 | Homemade music compilation ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 58% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 58% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 58% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Aquarian event at Yasgur's farm, and a hint to what's formed by the circled letters |
| 58% | GOFIRST | 7 | Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 58% | WRAPPINGPAPER | 13 | Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 58% | HOPPINGMAD | 10 | Really miffed … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | JUSTHAVINGABALL | 15 | Living it up ... or a hint to the six groups of circled letters |
| 57% | SETSSTRAIGHT | 12 | Disabuses of false notions … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Last leg of a race ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | PLANETARY | 9 | With 36-Down, astronomical rarity ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 57% | SLICED | 6 | With 57-Across, deli offering ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | INONEEARAND | 11 | With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to interpreting the Across answers with circled letters |
| 56% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 56% | ONETWOTHREEKICK | 15 | Classic Xavier Cugat song ... or a hint to the invitation in the circled letters |
| 56% | MANSPREADS | 10 | Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 56% | BREAKEVEN | 9 | Have no profit or loss, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Masterpiece waiting to be found ... or a hint to the words in the circled letters |
| 55% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Lincoln's description of pre-Civil War America … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BREAKSCHARACTER | 15 | Can't hold back laughter while performing, say ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | COLTRANECHANGES | 15 | Harmonic progression heard on albums like "Giant Steps"... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |