| 100% | UTURN | 5 | Maneuver shown in the circled letters |
| 75% | BOXED | 5 | Like some wine, as shown in the circled letters |
| 59% | STANDUPCOMICS | 13 | Entertainers found in the circled letters of this grid |
| 58% | WHITE | 5 | The circled letters in the second shaded area |
| 58% | BLACK | 5 | The circled letters in the first shaded area |
| 57% | LIFECYCLE | 9 | Biological sequence, or what you'll find in the circled letters |
| 57% | BADPENNY | 8 | With "a," someone undesirable ... and what's found in the circled letters? |
| 57% | MIXEDBREED | 10 | Pet without papers ... or what is literally found in the circled letters |
| 57% | BACKCHANNEL | 11 | Covert means of communication ... or what's hiding in the circled letters? |
| 57% | FRIEDRICE | 9 | Chinese menu standard, or what's literally found in the circled letters? |
| 57% | TRIMS | 5 | Cuts off a bit of hair ... as seen in the circled letters? |
| 57% | LOOSECHANGE | 11 | It may be found under sofa cushions, or in the circled letters |
| 57% | FLIPYOURLID | 11 | Blow a gasket, and what we've done in the circled letters |
| 56% | WHERESWALDO | 11 | Popular children's book series ... whose protagonist is "hiding" in the circled letters |
| 56% | READYTOGO | 9 | "Got everything before we leave?" … with a checklist seen in the circled letters |
| 56% | SEEYOUINCOURT | 13 | What the circled letters in this answer represent, homophonically |
| 56% | BEEINONESBONNET | 15 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 56% | SEAOFCORTEZ | 11 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 56% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 55% | EXTRA | 5 | With 55-Down, kicker's contribution, and what's found in the circled letters |
| 55% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Voter's crossover ballot, and what can literally be found in the circled letters |
| 55% | ABC | 3 | Kind of order for the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | What's formed by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | CELESTIALBODIES | 15 | Astronomical objects represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 54% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-Across |
| 54% | OFFONALARK | 10 | What's depicted by the circled letters in 41-/49-Across |
| 54% | LONGWINDED | 10 | Verbose, and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? |
| 54% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | RSTLNE | 6 | Letters shown in the "Wheel of Fortune" bonus round |