| 100% | MAGAZINEINSERTS | 15 | Perfume samples, maybe ... or what this puzzle's circles are |
| 65% | BORDERSTATES | 12 | Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are |
| 59% | PARTING | 7 | With 58-Across, what this puzzle's circled letters are ... or what they're doing |
| 57% | CRACKINGTHECODE | 15 | Arriving at an “Aha!” moment . . . or what this puzzle is doing vis-à-vis its circled letters |
| 56% | SPOILSPORTS | 11 | Party poopers, or what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 56% | SPREADTHEGOSPEL | 15 | Evangelize ... or what this puzzle's circled squares do? |
| 56% | ACUTABOVETHEREST | 16 | Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent? |
| 55% | ITTEAM | 6 | Group of PC experts ... or what this puzzle’s 10 theme answers are? |
| 55% | FLIPPEDTHEBIRD | 14 | Gestured rudely ... or what this puzzle's circles have done? |
| 53% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | "See also" notations ... or what can be found in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 53% | UNDERTHEWEATHER | 15 | Not up to par ... or, aptly, what this puzzle's circled letters are |
| 53% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | Valentine's Day exchanges … or what this puzzle's shaded areas are? |
| 53% | FLIPPINGHOUSES | 14 | Buying, renovating and quickly selling homes for profit ... or what this puzzle's theme entries are literally doing |
| 52% | DREAMSEQUENCE | 13 | Storytelling technique ... or what is altered in this puzzle's circles |
| 51% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 51% | RAINCOATS | 9 | Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are? |
| 49% | APTEST | 6 | Exam for an ambitious H.S. student ... or what this puzzle has been? |
| 49% | FAMOUSCROSSINGS | 15 | What this puzzle's circled spaces represent |
| 49% | THEXFILES | 9 | '90s-'00s sci-fi hit ... or what this puzzle's circles graphically depict |
| 48% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 48% | TAKEASTEEPN | 11 | Plummet ... or what this puzzle's theme answers do? |
| 48% | KNOCKONWOOD | 11 | "Let's hope so!," or what is found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 47% | STEERTSYAWOWT | 13 | Many thoroughfares ... or what this puzzle's Across answers consist of? |
| 47% | SKIPJACK | 8 | Certain tuna ... or what this puzzle's 10 starred clues do |
| 47% | FILE | 4 | What this puzzle's data is kept in |
| 46% | COCONUT | 7 | Palm fruit ... or what the creator of this puzzle's theme apparently is? |
| 46% | GONEFISHING | 11 | Classic out-of-office sign ... or what this puzzle's author has done? |
| 46% | SKIPAGENERATION | 15 | Go from grandparent to grandchild ... or what this puzzle's starred entries do? |
| 46% | WORMHOLES | 9 | Theoretical shortcuts ... or what the four circles in this puzzle represent |
| 46% | DVDRECORDER | 11 | TV hookup option ... or what you are by solving this puzzle? |