| 100% | THIRTEENCOLONIES | 16 | Old group whose members are all represented in this puzzle |
| 51% | CONSONANTS | 10 | Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across |
| 43% | PIXAR | 5 | Company whose movies, not counting sequels, are all included in this puzzle [Circled Squares: 2009] |
| 42% | SEVENDWARFS | 11 | Group whose members were named Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick, and Quee in a 1912 play |
| 41% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group whose motto is a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | SALESPROMOTIONS | 15 | Marketing strategies, and what the mascots in this puzzle have all been given? |
| 40% | ELBA | 4 | Island whose name is another word in this puzzle spelled backward |
| 39% | MARINECORPS | 11 | Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S. |
| 39% | TILTEDARC | 9 | Controversial Richard Serra installation whose name is represented twice in this puzzle |
| 38% | MAJORS | 6 | Group with five members in this puzzle, with "the" |
| 38% | MOTHERSOFINVENTION | 18 | Rock group whose name is an appropriate alternative title for this puzzle |
| 37% | DOLLARSANDCENTS | 15 | Money ... or a hint to how six crossings in this puzzle are to be represented, superimposing one letter over another |
| 37% | SEAN | 4 | Connery, whose speaking style is played on in this puzzle |
| 37% | FANCLUB | 7 | Group whose members are dedicated celebrity followers: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LONESTAR | 8 | Country band whose members are all Texan |
| 37% | ZODIAC | 6 | All 12 of its symbols are featured in this puzzle |
| 37% | TINSMITH | 8 | Artisan whose work is featured in this puzzle? |
| 37% | ELCID | 5 | Spanish hero whose 113-Down is represented enigmatically six times in this puzzle |
| 36% | MONTH | 5 | Any of 12 represented in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 36% | THEPRINCEANDTHEPAUPER | 21 | Mark Twain novel whose plot is encapsulated in this puzzle |
| 36% | MRT | 3 | Actor whose name is appropriate to appear in this puzzle |
| 36% | BTS | 3 | Group whose members are J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V |
| 35% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1978 hit by the band represented in this puzzle's circles |
| 35% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose members are Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid |
| 35% | NWA | 3 | Hip-hop group whose members were Ice Cube and Dr. Dre: Abbr. |
| 35% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 35% | SHADESOFPINK | 12 | What seven key words in this puzzle are |
| 35% | STRANDSOFADOUBLEHELIX | 21 | What the highlighted squares in this puzzle represent |
| 35% | FOSSIL | 6 | What each shaded square in this puzzle represents |
| 35% | ONEMINUTE | 9 | What each square in this puzzle grid represents |