| 100% | CULL | 4 | Select and reject |
| 55% | CURATING | 8 | Selecting and arranging items in a collection |
| 55% | ELITE | 5 | Selected and superior group of people, say |
| 53% | SHUN | 4 | Reject and rebuff something |
| 53% | SOMMELIER | 9 | Professional who selects and serves wine |
| 52% | UBER | 4 | Ride service with SELECT and LUX options |
| 52% | EDITOR | 6 | Person who selects and approves newspaper copy |
| 52% | JUKEBOX | 7 | Illuminated machine that selects and plays vinyl |
| 52% | NASA | 4 | Agency that selects and trains astronauts: Abbr. |
| 51% | EDITORS | 7 | People who select and approve copy for newspapers |
| 49% | CHERRYPICK | 10 | Select the best and leave the rest |
| 47% | BLOCK | 5 | Permanently reject calls and texts from |
| 46% | CHOOSESSIDES | 12 | Selects green bean casserole, candied yams and mashed potatoes? |
| 46% | SIKHISM | 7 | It rejects the caste system and idolatry |
| 46% | NIHILIST | 8 | One who rejects all beliefs and values |
| 45% | RETURNSTOSENDER | 15 | Rejects a delivery, and a third clue to the theme |
| 44% | ADAM | 4 | "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" star Sandler |
| 44% | BEN | 3 | "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" actor Stiller |
| 43% | WNBADRAFT | 9 | Event where the Sun and Sky select new players |
| 42% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 42% | EXACTA | 6 | Bet in which the win and place horses are selected |
| 39% | INSIDEJOKE | 10 | Humor shared by a select few ... and by this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | SEXPISTOLS | 10 | Group that rejected its 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction |
| 36% | KEYSTONEXL | 10 | It was rejected on November 6, 2015 and then approved on March 24, 2017 |
| 36% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject romantically ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 18- and 35-Across, phonetically |
| 35% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 34% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 34% | UBER | 4 | Ridesharing app with "XL" and "Select" options |
| 33% | ADOPT | 5 | Opposite of reject |
| 33% | ANTI | 4 | Voting to reject |