| 100% | CANDYWRAPPERS | 13 | Halloween discards, and what the three sets of circles represent? |
| 68% | PHYSICSFORMULAS | 15 | What the three sets of circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 52% | CRACKAJOKE | 10 | Say something funny, and what the sets of circled letters do |
| 51% | BLOCKPARTIES | 12 | Neighborhood social events ... and what the four sets of circles are? |
| 51% | HOLDINGPATTERNS | 15 | Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| 50% | MAKINGAFACE | 11 | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| 47% | SPINATALE | 9 | Embellish the truth, and what the sets of circled letters do? |
| 47% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | Lack of similar interests, and what the three long answers with circled letters have? |
| 46% | BROKENBAT | 9 | Cause of wood splinters in the infield ... and what each set of puzzle circles represents |
| 46% | FISHHOOK | 8 | Device at the end of the line, and what each set of circled letters represents |
| 45% | OUTERBANKS | 10 | Kitty Hawk locale ... and what the circled letters graphically represent |
| 45% | TOWNSQUARES | 11 | What the six groups of circled letters represent |
| 44% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 44% | KELLYLINK | 9 | "White Cat, Black Dog" author ... and what the circled squares represent? |
| 44% | YOGAPOSES | 9 | What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 43% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 42% | MOUNTAINRANGE | 13 | What each set of circled letters spells ... and depicts |
| 42% | MUSTACHE | 8 | What each set of circled letters in this grid represents |
| 42% | TAXBRACKET | 10 | Earnings division, and what each trio of circled letters represents |
| 41% | SUDOKU | 6 | With 67-Across, what the circled part of this crossword represents |
| 41% | SPICEMIX | 8 | Curry powder, e.g. ... and what each set of puzzle circles contains |
| 41% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 40% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |
| 40% | SOULCYCLE | 9 | Spin class company ... and what can describe the arrangement of letters in the circled squares? |
| 40% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 39% | ANAGRAMS | 8 | What the three possible answers to each of 26-, 36- and 44-Across are, leading to 27 possible solutions to this puzzle |
| 39% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | Hit 1980s-'90s sitcom ... or what the circled letters in 16-, 26- and 43-Across represent? |
| 39% | PENTANGLES | 10 | Five-pointed stars ... or, in two words, what the sets of circles represent? |
| 39% | STRINGQUARTET | 13 | Classical music group ... or what the four sets of circled letters make up? |
| 39% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |