| 100% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Sensitive elbow area, and a literal hint to the circled letters |
| 74% | MIXMASTER | 9 | Sunbeam brand ... and a literal hint to the circled letters |
| 59% | AREYOUOKAY | 10 | "Everything all right?" and a phonetic hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 57% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | DIAMONDHEAD | 11 | Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | HIDDENEMOTIONS | 14 | Repressed feelings, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BOWLSOVER | 9 | Leaves flabbergasted, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | PYRAMIDSCHEME | 13 | Financial fraud, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BREAKFASTSPREAD | 15 | Morning display, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Celestial misnomer, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | FOLDINGCHAIR | 12 | Portable seat, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | MOVINGVAN | 9 | Mayflower vehicle, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Volume supporters, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | QUICKONTHEUPTAKE | 16 | Mentally agile, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BAKEDIN | 7 | Inseparably included, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | STORESUP | 8 | Squirrels away, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | HIDDENMIKE | 10 | Covert listening device, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | TRAILMIX | 8 | Backpacker's snack, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | WINGEDMIGRATION | 15 | 2001 nature documentary, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | THREEPIECESUITS | 15 | Tailor's creations, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | SPEAKSUP | 8 | Makes oneself heard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | MINDBENDING | 11 | Like LSD trips, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | CHANGEOFSCENE | 13 | Mental refresher ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | ANDY | 4 | "Toy Story" boy ... or, with the circled letters, a hint to 20-, 39- and 53-Across |
| 53% | GATECHANGE | 10 | Airport annoyance, and a literal hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 53% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |