| 100% | BINGO | 5 | Game with a "Free Space" square in the middle |
| 66% | CHINESECHECKERS | 15 | Game with a star in the middle |
| 63% | DARKTOWER | 9 | Round board game with a black column in the middle |
| 59% | BINGO | 5 | Game with a free center square |
| 55% | OREO | 4 | Cookie with a layer of creme in the middle |
| 54% | STAR | 4 | Symbol in the middle square of a Scrabble board |
| 52% | SIMONSAYS | 9 | Playground game with a boy's name in the title |
| 52% | HALFTIME | 8 | A break in the middle of a game |
| 51% | BINGO | 5 | Game in which the center square of a 5-by-5 grid is marked "Free" |
| 51% | CATSCRADLE | 10 | Game with the figures "soldier's bed" and "fish in a dish" |
| 50% | TOWN | 4 | It may have a square in the middle |
| 50% | BSIX | 4 | Space in the left row of a game card |
| 49% | STUDY | 5 | Room in the game Clue with a secret passage to the kitchen |
| 49% | CITY | 4 | Location marked with a dot in the board game Ticket to Ride |
| 49% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 49% | STUDY | 5 | Room with a secret passage to the kitchen in the board game Clue |
| 48% | DONUT | 5 | Food with a hole in the middle |
| 48% | LIFESAVER | 9 | Candy with a hole in the middle |
| 48% | BAGEL | 5 | Roll with a hole in the middle |
| 48% | BUNDTCAKE | 9 | Confection with a hole in the middle |
| 48% | BUNDT | 5 | Cake with a hole in the middle |
| 48% | HIT | 3 | Success in the game 60-Across ... or a hint to interpreting the circled squares |
| 48% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 48% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 48% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | "Malcolm in the Middle" actor who was a finalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | CHEEZIT | 7 | Cracker with a hole in the middle (Hyph.) |
| 48% | SIMILES | 7 | Phrases with "as a" in the middle |
| 47% | ANDSCENE | 8 | Director's cry with a pause in the middle |
| 47% | DOUGHNUTS | 9 | Fried circular cakes with a hole in the middle |
| 47% | ROSALINA | 8 | Magical character in the Super Mario games who wears a turquoise dress with a silver crown |