| 100% | GOLDENRATIO | 11 | Numerical constant associated with [the circled letters] |
| 64% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Character associated with the beverage "shaken" in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 57% | THECLOCK | 8 | With the circled letters, 1955 Bill Haley and His Comets hit? |
| 57% | MAJORITY | 8 | With the circled letters, large but not often vocal voting bloc |
| 57% | MONKEY | 6 | With the circled letters and 46-Across, playground keep-away game |
| 57% | CUT | 3 | With the circled letters, a hint to solving seven Across clues |
| 57% | BREAK | 5 | With the circled letters, period that traditionally ends on Labor Day |
| 57% | GOING | 5 | With the circled letters (literally!), two options when riding an elevator |
| 56% | PARTNERS | 8 | With the circled letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses |
| 54% | LGBTQ | 5 | Letters associated with the rainbow flag |
| 53% | THREE | 5 | With the circled letters, a literal depiction of what you need to win tic-tac-toe? |
| 52% | ANDY | 4 | "Toy Story" boy ... or, with the circled letters, a hint to 20-, 39- and 53-Across |
| 50% | PHI | 3 | Greek letter associated with the 33-Across |
| 50% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter associated with the Riemann function |
| 48% | ZORRO | 5 | Swordsman associated with a mark shaped like the first letter of his name |
| 46% | BLOOD | 5 | Drippings appropriately positioned under the circled letters |
| 46% | GOLDNUGGETS | 11 | Valuable finds suggested by the circled letters |
| 46% | DRUGSMUGGLER | 12 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | CABLENETWORK | 12 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | SOUTHEASTASIAN | 14 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | ACADEMYSTUDENT | 14 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | PAINRELIEVER | 12 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 46% | SOCIALINSECT | 12 | The circled letters, e.g. |
| 44% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its associated month |
| 44% | SQUARE | 6 | With 55-Across, what the circled letters, reading clockwise, form |
| 44% | STORE | 5 | Corner ___ (phrase suggested by the circled letters) |
| 44% | ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE | 15 | Hand, as depicted by the circled letters |
| 44% | TRIMMINGTHETREE | 15 | Yuletide undertaking, exemplified by the circled letters |
| 44% | WATER | 5 | What the circled letters represent |