| 100% | NICHE | 5 | Of interest to a few |
| 74% | RARE | 4 | Of interest to a collector, say |
| 74% | RENAL | 5 | Of interest to a nephrologist, perhaps |
| 72% | TOES | 4 | Digits of interest to a pedicurist |
| 72% | BANKLOAN | 8 | Something of interest to a business? |
| 72% | RDA | 3 | Fig. of interest to a dietitian |
| 72% | APE | 3 | Animal of interest to a primatologist |
| 72% | ERA | 3 | Period of interest to a historian |
| 71% | GENE | 4 | Subject of interest to a 23andMe user |
| 71% | DIARY | 5 | Book of interest to a nosy sibling |
| 71% | STAT | 4 | Tidbit of interest to a FIFA gamer |
| 71% | EDITION | 7 | Detail of interest to a book collector |
| 71% | HOUSELOAN | 9 | Something of interest to a home buyer? |
| 70% | TIME | 4 | Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver |
| 70% | MINDMELD | 8 | Link of interest to a “Star Trek” fan |
| 65% | RARE | 4 | Of particular interest to a completist |
| 64% | RAREST | 6 | Of greatest interest to a bibliophile, maybe |
| 63% | GED | 3 | Tests you can take that may later be of interest to a high school dropout, perhaps (abbr.) |
| 62% | GARNISH | 7 | Piece of interest added to a plate of food |
| 57% | CULTIVATE | 9 | To grow a few mushrooms or maybe gather some interest |
| 57% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 57% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | AVIAN | 5 | Of interest to Audubon |
| 57% | ANCIENT | 7 | Of interest to archaeologists |
| 57% | AVIAN | 5 | Of interest to ornithologists |
| 56% | NOSY | 4 | Interested to a fault |
| 56% | AVIAN | 5 | Of interest to bird-watchers |
| 56% | RARE | 4 | Of interest to collectors, say |
| 56% | NEWSWORTHY | 10 | Of interest to the media |
| 56% | TAXABLE | 7 | Of interest to the irs |