| 100% | LETAFOOL | 8 | Part 1 of a maxim by Publilius Syrus, hinted at by the series of circled letters |
| 53% | ADRAMACRITICIS | 14 | Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters |
| 45% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 43% | INSIDEJOB | 9 | Betrayal of trust, hinted at by the circled letters, which form an apt John le Carré title |
| 41% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | It's four units long in a popular board game (with the game's other pieces hinted at by the circled letters) |
| 40% | WEAPON | 6 | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 40% | ROOM | 4 | The "where" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 40% | SUSPECT | 7 | The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 40% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | Disney character hinted at by the circled letters |
| 40% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Aquarian event at Yasgur's farm, and a hint to what's formed by the circled letters |
| 40% | HIDEANDSEEK | 11 | Children's game hinted at by the circled letters |
| 38% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 38% | STOPLIGHT | 9 | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Acros |
| 38% | ETC | 3 | Letters at the end of a series |
| 38% | BYHOOKORBYCROOK | 15 | Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| 38% | INNERCITIES | 11 | Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) |
| 37% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Start of a Lincoln line, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 37% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 37% | JUSTHAVINGABALL | 15 | Living it up ... or a hint to the six groups of circled letters |
| 37% | XCHANGESTUDENT | 14 | Pupil with a phonetic beginning that hints at what the circled letters comprise |
| 37% | THIRTYDAYS | 10 | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 37% | FRINGEELEMENTS | 14 | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | SHORTCHANGE | 11 | Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | IAMWRITINGA | 11 | Part 1 of a quip by Steven Wright |
| 36% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 36% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 36% | OUTSIDESHOT | 11 | Low probability of success, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | SETSSTRAIGHT | 12 | Disabuses of false notions … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | ACRONYM | 7 | Word formed by the first letters of a series of words |
| 36% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |