| 100% | UNDERTHEWEATHER | 15 | Not up to par ... or, aptly, what this puzzle's circled letters are |
| 57% | PARTING | 7 | With 58-Across, what this puzzle's circled letters are ... or what they're doing |
| 56% | BORDERSTATES | 12 | Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are |
| 50% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 50% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 50% | LETYOURHAIRDOWN | 15 | "Loosen up!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 50% | ACUTABOVETHEREST | 16 | Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent? |
| 49% | SPOILSPORTS | 11 | Party poopers, or what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 49% | RAINCOATS | 9 | Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are? |
| 48% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 47% | KNOCKONWOOD | 11 | "Let's hope so!," or what is found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 45% | MAGAZINEINSERTS | 15 | Perfume samples, maybe ... or what this puzzle's circles are |
| 44% | TAILENDS | 8 | Final parts, and what this puzzle's circled letters create |
| 44% | AFRICA | 6 | Where this puzzle's circled letters can be found |
| 43% | OBLIQUEREFERENCE | 16 | Indirect comment ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | LIGHTNINGBOLT | 13 | What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A |
| 43% | BACKTALK | 8 | Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 42% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
| 42% | PULLEDPORK | 10 | Messy sandwich filler ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | POETRYINMOTION | 14 | Sublime physical performance ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | PARALLELPARKING | 15 | Driving test challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | MINISPLITS | 10 | Zoned climate control options, and what this puzzle's circled letters form |
| 42% | CHANGINGCLOTHES | 15 | Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | GUTFEELING | 10 | Intuition without logical explanation, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | STIRTHEPOT | 10 | Create tension among friends, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | ITSASECRET | 10 | "Keep this between us" ... or hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | MUSICALCHAIRS | 13 | Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | TIRE | 4 | Bad thing to blow ... or what each of the circled letters in this puzzle represents |
| 41% | MAKESABEELINE | 13 | What this puzzle’s solver does when filling in the upper-left to lower-right diagonal? |
| 41% | AIL | 3 | Be not up to par |