| 100% | CHEXCEREALS | 11 | General Mills line, with a homophonic clue to this puzzle's circles |
| 54% | TAKE | 4 | With this puzzle's circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue |
| 50% | SOSO | 4 | Meh, and a clue to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | AMOAMASAMAT | 11 | School phrase with a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 43% | NOTQUITEMYTEMPO | 15 | Iconic line from "Whiplash," or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | SEEYOU | 6 | "Later!" (and a phonetic clue to this puzzle's theme) |
| 43% | ITSRAINING | 10 | With 63-Across, the opening lines to a nursery rhyme suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | THINK | 5 | With 61-Across, carefully consider ... or a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | AAHS | 4 | Contented sighs (and a homophonic hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 43% | BUTWAITTHERESMORE | 17 | Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | TURNCOAT | 8 | Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 42% | THEINVISIBLEMAN | 15 | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 41% | OUTER | 5 | With 45-Across, hurricane-prone area, and a clue to this puzzle's edges |
| 41% | COPPER | 6 | Element number 29 (and a scientific clue to this puzzle's theme) |
| 41% | SHELLGAMES | 10 | Sleights-of-hand with cups, or a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 41% | LOWRISES | 8 | Short buildings, and a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 40% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 40% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Baseball feat, and a clue to this puzzle's them answers |
| 40% | FRESHPAIROFEYES | 15 | New look provider ... or a homophonic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | SHUFFLE | 7 | With 42-Across, prepare to play cards (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 39% | SEACREATURE | 11 | Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 39% | TOYBOX | 6 | Kid's container, and a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 39% | CAKEMIXES | 9 | Baking conveniences, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | ROCKTHEBOAT | 11 | Make waves, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 39% | REVERSECOURSE | 13 | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |