| 100% | RIN | 3 | Old Japanese coin taken out of circulation in 1953 that was equal to one twentieth of a cent in 1904 |
| 32% | RIN | 3 | Currency unit taken out of circulation in 1953 |
| 31% | VOWOFSILENCE | 12 | A daylong one is taken in April to protest discrimination of LGBTQ students |
| 30% | GUINEA | 6 | British gold coin worth 21 shillings taken out of circulation in 1813 |
| 30% | HALFCROWN | 9 | British coin worth two shillings and sixpence taken out of circulation in 1970 |
| 29% | MATTE | 5 | Mask used to blank out part of an image in a film so that another can be superimposed |
| 29% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 29% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 29% | STAIN | 5 | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| 29% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 29% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 28% | OBOL | 4 | Ancient Greek coin that was one-sixth of a drachma |
| 28% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 28% | DATEUP | 6 | Be out of one's league, in a way |
| 27% | FARTHING | 8 | Old English coin equal to 1/4 of a penny |
| 27% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |
| 27% | WAND | 4 | Elder ___, magical object in "Harry Potter" that was one of the Deathly Hallows |
| 27% | BRECKS | 6 | One of the oldest gardening companies that was founded in 1818 |
| 27% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 27% | EGG | 3 | Food item that will float in a bowl of water if it's old |
| 27% | LAMA | 4 | Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born as Lhamo Dhondup in 1935, turned out to be a very important one of these |
| 27% | STEEP | 5 | Likely to take a bite out of one's wallet |
| 27% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 27% | ZLOTY | 5 | Coin still around today that originally, in 1496, was set at being equal to 30 grosz |
| 27% | BIBLIOTECA | 10 | ___ di Brera, a public library in Milan that is one of the largest libraries in Italy |
| 26% | MICRONS | 7 | Units equal to one millionth of a meter |
| 26% | MICRON | 6 | Measure equal to one millionth of a meter |
| 26% | CABLE | 5 | Unit of distance in navigation equal to one tenth of a sea mile |
| 26% | TAP | 3 | Action that can be done to a phone, in more ways than one |