| 100% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 63% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 62% | TWISTEDHUMOR | 12 | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 61% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 61% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 61% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 60% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 55% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| 53% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 53% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 53% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 52% | INNERCORE | 9 | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 50% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 50% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| 49% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 48% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 48% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 48% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| 48% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 48% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 47% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 46% | INNERGODDESS | 12 | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 45% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 45% | BLOCKCHAIN | 10 | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| 45% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant, or what you'll find in each set of circled letters |
| 44% | HIDDENCHARGES | 13 | Extra expenses in the fine print, and a hint to what you'll find in the circled letters |
| 44% | DOUBLETIME | 10 | Holiday pay rate, perhaps, and a hint to what can follow each word of each starred answer |
| 44% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |