| 100% | SMILE | 5 | Photographer's request that is portrayed by this emoticon :) |
| 69% | BLUSH | 5 | Flush of embarrassment that is portrayed by this emoticon (*^_^*) |
| 67% | SURPRISE | 8 | Unplanned birthday word that is portrayed by this emoticon :O |
| 66% | ASLEEP | 6 | State of a napping person that is portrayed by this emoticon (~_~)zZZ |
| 45% | FROWN | 5 | Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( |
| 44% | SHRUG | 5 | Shoulder gesture of indifference portrayed by this emoticon `('_')/` |
| 44% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | Photographer's request … as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 39% | DOCTOR | 6 | A Who that's been portrayed by at least 13 actors |
| 38% | IDLIKETOBUYANA | 14 | Request that will complete the show's puzzle |
| 36% | AOL | 3 | Internet company that was bought by Verizon this summer |
| 36% | NERD | 4 | Who's portrayed by this emoji: 🤓 |
| 35% | KMART | 5 | Department store chain that was sold by Sears this year |
| 34% | THEUSOPEN | 9 | Annual sporting event that is this puzzle's theme |
| 34% | DAILYPLANET | 11 | Publication that is the key to this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | ETTA | 4 | James who was portrayed by Beyoncé |
| 33% | ETTA | 4 | James who was portrayed by Beyonce |
| 33% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | 1860s novel that is the basis for this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad who was portrayed by Will Smith |
| 33% | ETTA | 4 | Singer James who was portrayed by Beyonce |
| 33% | THEN | 4 | That was ___, this is now |
| 33% | DEMAND | 6 | Request that may be final |
| 32% | FAULTFINDING | 12 | Activity that will be unsuccessful when applied to this puzzle’s theme? |
| 32% | WALMART | 7 | Arkansas-based retailer that is the world's largest company by revenue |
| 32% | KFC | 3 | Chain whose spokesperson has been portrayed by RoboCop |
| 32% | NIT | 3 | It's picked by those who are picky |
| 32% | LBJ | 3 | President who's been portrayed by Bryan Cranston and Woody Harrelson, for short |
| 32% | WAS | 3 | "That __ Then, This Is Now" (1971 S. E. Hinton novel) |
| 32% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 31% | ALI | 3 | Boxer portrayed by Will Smith |
| 31% | ZOOMLENS | 8 | Photographer's attachment that can be adjusted for close-up shots (2 wds.) |