| 100% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like most pet dogs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 68% | GUTFEELING | 10 | Intuition without logical explanation, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 68% | STIRTHEPOT | 10 | Create tension among friends, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 68% | OBLIQUEREFERENCE | 16 | Indirect comment ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | NOTQUITEMYTEMPO | 15 | Iconic line from "Whiplash," or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | PULLEDPORK | 10 | Messy sandwich filler ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | POETRYINMOTION | 14 | Sublime physical performance ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | PARALLELPARKING | 15 | Driving test challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | LETYOURHAIRDOWN | 15 | "Loosen up!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 66% | MUSICALCHAIRS | 13 | Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 66% | WARPSPEED | 9 | Science-fiction velocity ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 65% | CHANGESTHEWORLD | 15 | Has a huge impact ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 64% | FARBEITFROMME | 13 | "I hate to criticize" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 64% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 64% | DRINKSALLAROUND | 15 | "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | STEPSUPONESGAME | 15 | Improves to meet a challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | DOUBLERAINBOW | 13 | Rare sighting after a storm ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | TURNEDTHETABLES | 15 | Regained one's winning status ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | TASTE | 5 | It's often unaccounted for ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 60% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 60% | MOUNTUP | 7 | "Let's ride!"...or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 60% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 59% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 59% | DRIVEUPTHEPRICE | 15 | Make dear? (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 59% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 58% | ROUNDOFGOLF | 11 | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | SHUFFLEBOARD | 12 | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | HOSPITALCORNERS | 15 | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |