| 100% | JEWELRYBOX | 10 | Personal treasure chest ... or what each of the five groups of shaded letters illustrates? |
| 44% | TIRE | 4 | Bad thing to blow ... or what each of the circled letters in this puzzle represents |
| 43% | SQUAREDANCE | 11 | Hoedown activity ... or what each group of circled letters is? |
| 42% | THESAURUS | 9 | Writer's reference … or what each row of shaded letters is missing? |
| 41% | SILENTNIGHT | 11 | Song of 1859 ... or what the five circled letters represent? |
| 40% | FRENCHREVOLUTION | 16 | Historical event suggested by each of the six groups of circled letters |
| 40% | STRINGQUARTET | 13 | Classical music group ... or what the four sets of circled letters make up? |
| 39% | TOWNSQUARES | 11 | What the six groups of circled letters represent |
| 38% | JUSTHAVINGABALL | 15 | Living it up ... or a hint to the six groups of circled letters |
| 38% | FINALSCORE | 10 | Game-ending result ... or what each of the answers to starred clues has? |
| 38% | TAKEITDOWNANOTCH | 16 | Reduce one’s excitement slightly ... or what you have to do to the final letter of five long answers in this puzzle? |
| 38% | YOGAPOSES | 9 | What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 38% | FINALCUT | 8 | Director's demand, and the last four or five letters of each starred answer |
| 37% | HOLLYWOODENDING | 15 | 2002 Woody Allen film ... or what each of the last words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across can be |
| 37% | HOUSESTYLE | 10 | Publication's unique way of doing things ... or what each of the circled strings is? |
| 36% | ALMOSTNEVER | 11 | Rarely ... or what each set of circled letters is? |
| 36% | ANYMOMENT | 9 | "It's about to happen" ... or what each of the four other longest answers in this puzzle has? |
| 36% | TAKESSTOCK | 10 | Assesses the situation, or what each of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across does |
| 36% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 35% | SPLITLEVELHOUSE | 15 | Common midcentury modern suburban home, or what is depicted by each set of circled letters |
| 35% | POLAROPPOSITE | 13 | One totally unlike another ... or what each answer on the edge of this puzzle has? |
| 35% | BOXCARS | 7 | Freight train components ... or a hint to each group of circled letters |
| 35% | STEPMOM | 7 | Wicked relative of Cinderella ... or what each set of circled letters represents? |
| 35% | JOINT | 5 | What each set of shaded letters in this puzzle represents |
| 35% | WOODROW | 7 | First name of a former president ... or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is |
| 35% | WATER | 5 | With 68-Across, what the groups of circled letters are famous examples of |
| 34% | POSTITNOTES | 11 | Sticky yellow squares ... or a description of the circled letters and what they follow? |
| 34% | FLIPS | 5 | What each word of six or more letters in this puzzle does |
| 34% | HERD | 4 | Group of sheep or the last four letters of who guides them? |
| 34% | MIDDLECLASS | 11 | Bourgeoisie ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |