| 100% | SILENTC | 7 | Letter in "muscle" and "czar" |
| 67% | ZED | 3 | Letter in the Globe and Mail |
| 66% | MGM | 3 | Letters in film and the hotel business |
| 66% | DIY | 3 | Letters in the arts and crafts store? |
| 66% | DIY | 3 | Letters in an arts and crafts store? |
| 64% | NASA | 4 | Letters in official seals on "Endeavour," "Perseverance," and "Curiosity" |
| 64% | TCB | 3 | Letters in the logo and motto of Elvis Presley |
| 63% | UMM | 3 | Common letters in "tummy" and "summer" |
| 63% | ENN | 3 | Common letters in "penny" and "tennis" |
| 63% | ENN | 3 | Common letters in "Vienna" and "Jenny" |
| 63% | IDE | 3 | Common letters in "tide" and "side" |
| 63% | LOB | 3 | Common letters in "globe" and "slob" |
| 61% | ETHS | 4 | Letters used in Old English and Icelandic |
| 61% | EEP | 3 | Letters common in "deep," "bleep," and "sheep" |
| 61% | ARN | 3 | Common ending letters in "barn" and "yearn" |
| 61% | ENS | 3 | Common last letters in "aliens" and "hens" |
| 60% | LATS | 4 | Muscles worked in pull-ups and pull-downs |
| 60% | EIN | 3 | Letters "Frankenstein" and "Einstein" have in common |
| 60% | TILDES | 6 | Letter accents in "piñata" and "jalapeño" |
| 59% | AWK | 3 | Letters hidden in "gawk" and "mohawk" |
| 59% | OLA | 3 | Letters common in "Payola" and "Granola" |
| 59% | EEN | 3 | Letters common in "teen" and "seen" |
| 58% | XOO | 3 | Kiss and hugs, in a love letter |
| 58% | XOXO | 4 | "Hugs and kisses" symbols in a letter |
| 58% | UMA | 3 | Letters between h and n in "human" |
| 58% | LOU | 3 | Letters between c and d in "cloud" |
| 58% | TURNINGAPROPHET | 15 | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 58% | ZULU | 4 | Letter after X-ray and Yankee in the NATO alphabet |
| 57% | BLUBBER | 7 | Fat layer between skin and muscle in whales |
| 57% | OXO | 3 | Hugs and a kiss, in a love letter |