| 100% | TWOPARTYSYSTEMS | 15 | Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across? |
| 43% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Moral lapse that is reflected literally by the answers at 17-, 24-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 42% | EXERCISEROUTINE | 15 | Workout suggested by the circled letters and their orientation |
| 41% | DOVER | 5 | Capital suggested by the circled letters and by the starts of 17- and 63-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 39% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 39% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Title held by the people who lent their names to 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 39% | WEATHERFORECAST | 15 | Local news feature suggested by the answers to 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 38% | WATERCYCLE | 10 | Natural process suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 26-, 45- and 47-Across |
| 37% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 37% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Sport hinted at by the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 36% | POLLINATION | 11 | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across |
| 36% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 36% | OHIOPLAYERS | 11 | Chart-topping 1970s R&B/funk band suggested by the starts of 17-, 26-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 36% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 36% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | Love letter message often accompanied by a lipstick mark, and what the answers to the starred clues are, thanks to their circled letters |
| 35% | CHILDSTOYS | 10 | Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 35% | DOSEQUIS | 8 | Beer brand whose logo hints at the answers to 17-, 19-, 38-, 43- and 61-Across |
| 35% | BREAKDANCE | 10 | Debut sport at the Paris Olympics, or what 16-, 22-, 36-, and 46-Across do to their circled letters |
| 34% | THIRTYDAYS | 10 | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 34% | SSS | 3 | Reptilian warning found in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 34% | DRAMA | 5 | The four longest Across answers can cause it, and their last words suggest it |
| 33% | STARTFROMSCRATCH | 16 | Begin all over again ... and what 18-, 33-, 43- and 50-Across all do (almost), as indicated by the circled letters |
| 33% | MORNINGPERSON | 13 | Early riser ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across is? |
| 33% | HEAVEN | 6 | Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer |
| 33% | HELL | 4 | Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer |
| 33% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 33% | WORLDPEACE | 10 | Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) |
| 32% | SLIPPERY | 8 | With 68-Across, precarious situations, as suggested by the circled letters |
| 32% | THEOLYMPICGAMES | 15 | Event suggested by the starts of 17-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 32% | BREAKTHEICE | 11 | Begin a conversation, and what the answers to the starred clues do to their circled letters? |