| 100% | ROMEO | 5 | Shakespearean protagonist ... or a European capital plus a letter |
| 79% | PARISH | 6 | Church district ... or a European capital plus a letter |
| 78% | OBERLIN | 7 | Liberal arts college in Ohio ... or a European capital plus a letter |
| 48% | ROME | 4 | European capital, or a type of apple |
| 40% | OSLO | 4 | European capital on a fjord |
| 39% | PRAGUE | 6 | European capital with a Jewish Quarter |
| 38% | OSLO | 4 | European capital with a Viking Ship Museum |
| 38% | PRAGUE | 6 | European capital with a medieval astronomical clock |
| 38% | ATHENA | 6 | Eponym of a European capital |
| 38% | MADRILENO | 9 | Native of a European capital |
| 37% | LOWERCASEDISMISSED | 18 | "The copy editor says this needs a capital letter," or a judge saying "Not enough evidence" in a bass-baritone? |
| 37% | BERLINER | 8 | Jelly doughnut named after a European capital |
| 37% | ROME | 4 | Georgia city named for a European capital |
| 37% | ROMULUS | 7 | Eponym of a European capital, by tradition |
| 36% | ATHENSOHIO | 10 | U.S. city named for a European capital |
| 36% | SOFIA | 5 | European capital named after a saint |
| 36% | ROME | 4 | 2005-2007 HBO show named after a European capital |
| 36% | ESSEN | 5 | City designated a European Capital of Culture for 2010 |
| 36% | GOFIRST | 7 | Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | WRAPPINGPAPER | 13 | Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | HOPPINGMAD | 10 | Really miffed … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 36% | BOTTOMLINE | 10 | Upshot, so to speak . . . or something missing from a capital letter in four of this puzzle’s clues? |
| 35% | TEE | 3 | Casual shirt or a letter |
| 35% | IOTA | 4 | Greek letter or a smidgen |
| 35% | ELIDE | 5 | Drop a letter or two |
| 35% | EVAN | 4 | Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letter |
| 35% | SIXPACKOFBEER | 13 | Party purchase ... or a hint to each circled letter set |
| 35% | MIXTAPE | 7 | Homemade music compilation ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 35% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 35% | SHAPEUP | 7 | "Get it together!" ... or a hint to the highlighted letters |