| 100% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Radical solutions ... and what this puzzle's circles literally represent |
| 63% | ORBITS | 6 | What this puzzle's eight concentric rings (uncircled and circled) represent |
| 62% | APPLECORES | 10 | Pie-making scraps ... and what this puzzle's circles represent? |
| 61% | RAINCOATS | 9 | Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are? |
| 58% | FAMOUSCROSSINGS | 15 | What this puzzle's circled spaces represent |
| 55% | BREAKINGNEWS | 12 | Developing story, and what this puzzle's circles illustrate |
| 55% | TAILENDS | 8 | Final parts, and what this puzzle's circled letters create |
| 54% | HIGHTEA | 7 | British afternoon tradition, and what this puzzle's four longest answers literally have? |
| 54% | PICKEDUPTHEPACE | 15 | Hurried, and what this puzzle's word ladder literally did in eight steps? |
| 54% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 54% | LONGWINDED | 10 | Verbose, and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? |
| 53% | MINISPLITS | 10 | Zoned climate control options, and what this puzzle's circled letters form |
| 52% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 52% | BORDERSTATES | 12 | Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are |
| 51% | ACUTABOVETHEREST | 16 | Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent? |
| 51% | VERTEX | 6 | What each of this puzzle's circled squares represents |
| 51% | WIDESPREAD | 10 | Extensive ... and what's literally seen in this puzzle's circles |
| 50% | BACKWOODS | 9 | Primitive area, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 50% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | "The Stuff You Love" toy company, and what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 49% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 49% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 48% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 48% | POCKETS | 7 | What the U's in this puzzle's solution represent |
| 47% | SECRETFRIENDS | 13 | Kid's imaginary companions, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 47% | HOUSEHOLDNAME | 13 | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| 47% | LUNARPHASE | 10 | What's represented by each circled space and one black square in this grid |
| 46% | CATCHAFISH | 10 | Have success angling, and what this puzzle's theme answers do |
| 46% | CROSS | 5 | What this puzzle's across and down answers do |
| 45% | BREAKALEG | 9 | Encouragement to an actor, and what this puzzle's starred answers do |
| 45% | THIRTEENOLONIES | 15 | What this puzzle's special squares represent |