| 100% | WHITHORN | 8 | Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, a 5th-century church established by St Ninian |
| 72% | WHITHORN | 8 | Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, the church of St Ninian |
| 26% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled in parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 26% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 26% | WITE | 4 | Saint whose relics were accidentally discovered in 1900 at the Church of the Holy Cross and St. Candida in Dorset, UK |
| 26% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a people from north Germany who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 24% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th- and 6th-centuries |
| 23% | THALI | 5 | In Indian cookery, a meal of several small dishes accompanied by rice and bread |
| 23% | TANGO | 5 | Dance performed by Al Pacino and Gabrielle Anwar in "Scent of a Woman" |
| 23% | GANYMEDE | 8 | Youth in Greek mythology abducted by Zeus and made a cupbearer of the gods |
| 23% | TOTO | 4 | Cairn terrier carried by Dorothy Gale and a tornado in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 22% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 22% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways |
| 22% | SECRETSAUCE | 11 | Subtle element in a success story ... and what's revealed by each set of circles |
| 22% | CARMELITE | 9 | In the Roman Catholic Church, a member of an order of mendicant friars founded in the 12th century |
| 22% | GLENCOE | 7 | Site in Scotland of a 1692 massacre of the MacDonalds by the Campbells and English troops |
| 22% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 22% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways (inits) |
| 22% | BMWS | 4 | Autos in a series of “art cars” painted by Andy Warhol and Jenny Holzer, among others |
| 22% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Cortes in the 16th century |
| 22% | FERRARI | 7 | Sports car driven by Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman" and Nic Cage in "The Rock" |
| 22% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 22% | MIRANDA | 7 | Daughter played by Molly Ringwald, Isabelle Pasco, and Felicity Jones in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 21% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Canyon, iconic location in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 21% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century |
| 21% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 21% | BIANCA | 6 | Younger sister played by Dorothy Jordan, Natasha Pyne, and Larisa Oleynik in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 21% | JULIET | 6 | Lovestruck teenager played by Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, and Hailee Steinfeld in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 21% | OPHELIA | 7 | Noblewoman played by Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Winslet, and Daisy Ridley in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 21% | SAAR | 4 | Area governed by the League of Nations for 15 years and returned to Germany in a 1935 plebiscite |