| 100% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | Postnuptial alteration, and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 82% | CUTIN | 5 | Interrupt ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 80% | BADSANTA | 8 | 2003 Billy Bob Thornton title role ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 72% | CALLLETTERS | 11 | Station identifiers, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 72% | ABOUTFACE | 9 | Military command, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 72% | WINGCHAIRS | 10 | Parlor pieces, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 72% | TAILSPINS | 9 | Dramatic descents, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 71% | SPLITTHEATOM | 12 | Nuclear fission phrase, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 71% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Roughhouse, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 71% | MIDDLEMAN | 9 | Go-between ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 71% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Final leg ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 70% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 70% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 70% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 70% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Period after young adulthood ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 70% | FLIPPHONE | 9 | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| 70% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 69% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 69% | OUTSIDERARTISTS | 15 | Self-taught creators, in modern lingo, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 69% | CODESWITCH | 10 | Say "See you mañana," e.g. ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 69% | ROCKYROAD | 9 | Nutty ice cream parlor order ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 68% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 68% | SECRET | 6 | With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 68% | LETSGOCRAZY | 11 | First track on Prince's "Purple Rain," and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 65% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Tennis format with man-and-woman pairs ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 64% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 62% | SHIFTGEARS | 10 | Go from neutral to reverse ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 62% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 62% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic rush, or a hint to each set of circles |
| 62% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |