| 100% | MANIA | 5 | Reaction to the Beatles in 1964 or Justin Bieber in 2010 |
| 58% | MANIA | 5 | Reaction to the Beatles in 1964, e.g. |
| 48% | MANIA | 5 | Reaction to the Beatles in the nineteen-sixties |
| 44% | TEENIDOL | 8 | Elvis in the 1950s or Justin Bieber in the 2010s |
| 40% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 39% | MANIA | 5 | Reaction to the Beatles, once |
| 37% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art added to the Olympics in 1964 |
| 37% | FLASHBACK | 9 | Looking to the past in shows or movies |
| 36% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to being punched in the stomach |
| 36% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to a sock in the gut |
| 36% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to getting punched in the stomach |
| 36% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to a punch in the gut |
| 36% | GENUFLECT | 9 | Bend one knee to the ground in respect or worship |
| 35% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to a punch, in the comics |
| 35% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 35% | OOF | 3 | Comic reaction to a punch in the gut |
| 35% | OFOLD | 5 | In or belonging to the past |
| 34% | ANGLICAN | 8 | Someone faithful to the Church of England or any Church in communion with it |
| 34% | CAKEPANIC | 9 | Dessert chef's reaction to a fire in the oven? |
| 34% | DECCA | 5 | Record label that declined to sign the Beatles in 1962 |
| 34% | MAKEMINEADOUBLE | 15 | Bar request ... or hint to the letters in the circles |
| 34% | ONLYINAMERICA | 13 | His reaction to the election of a Jewish mayor in Dublin |
| 33% | BENGAL | 6 | Player losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI or XXIII |
| 33% | CONGEST | 7 | To cause slower flow in traffic or the lungs |
| 33% | CEPHALIC | 8 | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| 33% | CORNERSTORE | 11 | Local convenience ... or a hint to the words in the circled squares |
| 33% | PANAM | 5 | The Beatles arrived in New York in 1964 on this |
| 33% | KAGAN | 5 | Elena appointed to the Supreme Court in 2010 |
| 33% | SUCCESSOR | 9 | Heir or next in line to the throne |
| 33% | FOUR | 4 | Beatles count or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 35d to find out what you can do next year) |