| 100% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Politically diverse ballot ... and an apt description of each set of puzzle circles |
| 68% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |
| 60% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 56% | CARINTERIORS | 12 | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 54% | CLOSINGSALE | 11 | Going-out-of-business bargain event, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 54% | VIBECHECK | 9 | "How's everybody feeling?," e.g., and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 52% | THATSHALF | 9 | With 42-Across, encouraging words to someone making a good effort, and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 50% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |
| 50% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Audiophile's setup, and an apt description of the perimeter of this puzzle |
| 50% | WRITERSBLOCK | 12 | Impediment to creativity ... and each set of puzzle circles |
| 49% | CUTIN | 5 | Interrupt ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 49% | SURPRISETEST | 12 | Unexpected classroom announcement ... and, initially, one hiding in each set of puzzle circles |
| 49% | WILDRICE | 8 | Whole-grain food, and a description of each set of circles |
| 49% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | Postnuptial alteration, and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 48% | SPICEMIX | 8 | Curry powder, e.g. ... and what each set of puzzle circles contains |
| 48% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 48% | CVS | 3 | Brief résumés, and an apt description of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 47% | BADSANTA | 8 | 2003 Billy Bob Thornton title role ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 47% | CONTAINERSHIP | 13 | Vessel transporting standard-sized cargo units, and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 47% | BROKENBAT | 9 | Cause of wood splinters in the infield ... and what each set of puzzle circles represents |
| 47% | RISINGEDGES | 11 | Low-to-high transitions in digital signals, and an apt description of the circled letters |
| 47% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 47% | ROLLTHETAPE | 11 | "I can prove you're lying!," and an instruction for reading each set of circled letters |
| 46% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| 45% | POP | 3 | With 71-Across, Destiny's Child or the Supremes, and an apt description of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 45% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 44% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | Does a driving test task - or an apt description of the five circled diagonals in this puzzle |
| 44% | MIXEDDRINK | 10 | What's clued in parentheses for each of four answers, and found in corresponding sets of puzzle circles |
| 44% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Novelty song (and #1 hit) with the lyric "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?" ... and an apt description of the puzzle's theme |