| 100% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A |
| 85% | LIGHTNINGBOLT | 13 | What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A |
| 51% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 45% | ROTATECLOCKWISE | 15 | How to see the image formed by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 44% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | SOSO | 4 | Meh, and a clue to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | ROUNDOFGOLF | 11 | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 41% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | NOTQUITEMYTEMPO | 15 | Iconic line from "Whiplash," or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | HOSPITALCORNERS | 15 | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | REVERSECOURSE | 13 | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | TAKE | 4 | With this puzzle's circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue |
| 41% | BACKUPBANDS | 11 | Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | TINYBUBBLES | 11 | Don Ho's signature song ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | SPLITTHEPOT | 11 | Divvy up poker hand winnings, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 40% | SHUFFLEBOARD | 12 | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 40% | SIRMIXALOT | 10 | "Baby Got Back" rapper, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 40% | MIXEDMEDIA | 10 | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 40% | HEAT | 4 | With 53-Across, weather phenomenon with trapped warmth, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 40% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 39% | CHANGEOFVENUE | 13 | Request from a trial attorney, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 39% | DRIVEUPTHEPRICE | 15 | Make dear? (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 38% | SHUFFLE | 7 | With 42-Across, prepare to play cards (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 37% | TILTA | 5 | With 37-Across, spinning amusement ride, and a hint to this puzzle's design and circled letters |
| 37% | NEUROPLASTICITY | 15 | Brain's ability to form new connections ... as represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | THATSHALF | 9 | With 42-Across, encouraging words to someone making a good effort, and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 37% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Aquarian event at Yasgur's farm, and a hint to what's formed by the circled letters |