| 100% | STRINGOFLETTERS | 15 | In either of two connotations, a phrase that describes each circled row in this grid |
| 43% | ADDAMS | 6 | Surname of a family whose members can be found in nine rows in this puzzle ... and whose names contain circled letters that, reading down, spell a word describing them |
| 42% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | MUSTACHE | 8 | What each set of circled letters in this grid represents |
| 38% | THELEANINGTOWER | 15 | Noted Italian campanile that hints at each group of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 36% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 36% | EYEPIECE | 8 | Either of two in a pair of binoculars |
| 35% | RIGHTONRED | 10 | Legal turn at some intersections, and a turn in each set of circles in this puzzle |
| 35% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 35% | DOORWAY | 7 | Portal represented 20 times in this puzzle that lets you in and out of a confined space (Note: These special letters, reading left to right, row by row, will produce an apt four-word phrase) |
| 35% | ROW | 3 | Each of 15 in this grid |
| 35% | VOWEL | 5 | Either of two in this answer |
| 35% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 34% | OAR | 3 | One of two in a row |
| 34% | SLICE | 5 | Either of two pieces of bread in a sandwich |
| 33% | WORD | 4 | Two-___ (like a dozen answers in this grid) |
| 33% | THING | 5 | Either of two house-wrecking creatures in a Dr. Seuss book |
| 33% | REIN | 4 | Either of two long narrow straps attached to each end of the bit of a bridle |
| 33% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 33% | GOESUPANDDOWN | 13 | What each group of circled words in this puzzle does |
| 32% | HARRYPOTTER | 11 | Boy who may see a goblet of fire in this grid |
| 32% | EAR | 3 | Either side of a beaming grin, in a phrase |
| 32% | PORE | 4 | Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 32% | SAWAWOMANINHALF | 15 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? |
| 32% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 32% | ARK | 3 | Noah put two of each animal in this |
| 32% | BED | 3 | "Love is not a ___ of roses," phrase that describes the ups and downs of love |
| 32% | KIDNEY | 6 | Either of two bean-shaped organs in man that filter waste products from the blood |