| 100% | POSTCODES | 9 | Mix of letters and digits that identify an address |
| 39% | BLEND | 5 | Mix of this and that |
| 38% | OPAL | 4 | Gemstone that's often polished to an oval ... and has three of the same letters as "oval" |
| 37% | PHONETIC | 8 | Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters |
| 36% | EDU | 3 | Letters of address for Washington and Lee? |
| 35% | BCC | 3 | Letters in front of an e-mail address |
| 35% | PSI | 3 | Letter that sounds like an expression of relief |
| 35% | PSI | 3 | Letter that sounds like an expression of disappointment? |
| 35% | HTTPS | 5 | Letters that start an encrypted web address |
| 34% | SEAANIMAL | 9 | Category whose name becomes that of an example of the category when you combine the first word and the last letter of the second word |
| 34% | ETA | 3 | Letter that's an anagram of 111-Down |
| 34% | ETA | 3 | Letter that's an anagram of 16-Across |
| 33% | DELTA | 5 | Letter that's an airline and a river feature |
| 33% | PRIMATES | 8 | Mammals of an order that includes monkeys and apes |
| 33% | MADAM | 5 | Term of address that's the same forward and backward |
| 33% | PHI | 3 | Greek letter that looks like an I and O superimposed |
| 33% | ANGER | 5 | Rage ... and an anagram of rage, plus one extra letter |
| 33% | IDAHO | 5 | Part of an address before and after "Falls" |
| 33% | UVEA | 4 | That part of an eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid |
| 32% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 32% | YEA | 3 | Vote that's both an anagram and a synonym of "aye" |
| 32% | YEA | 3 | Vote that's an anagram and synonym of "aye" |
| 32% | POM | 3 | Letters that begin the names of both a lap dog breed and a fruit |
| 32% | ELSIE | 5 | Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet |
| 32% | PLUOT | 5 | Reddish fruit that's a hybrid of a plum and an apricot |
| 32% | TAR | 3 | Substance that's an anagram of 34- and 43-Across |
| 31% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |
| 31% | MADAM | 5 | Term of address that becomes less formal when its middle letter is removed |
| 31% | LAO | 3 | Language that's the name of an Asian country minus its last letter |
| 31% | ETTA | 4 | Name that's an anagram of both 16- and 18-Across |