| 100% | ANGER | 5 | Sin of those in Dante's fifth circle |
| 68% | LUST | 4 | Crime of those in Dante's second circle |
| 52% | STYX | 4 | River that comprises the fifth circle of Dante's Inferno |
| 48% | LIMBO | 5 | First circle of hell in Dante's "Inferno" |
| 42% | STAR | 4 | With 56-Down, series that's the source of the movie line in the circles |
| 41% | COINS | 5 | Items that can circulate or be tossed ... as illustrated in this puzzle's six sets of circles |
| 41% | PNC | 3 | American financial services provider, that is the fifth-largest bank in the U.S., by number of branches |
| 40% | ISCARIOT | 8 | Resident of the lowest circle of hell, in Dante's "Inferno" |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 39% | STYX | 4 | River in the fifth circle of hell |
| 39% | ATTILA | 6 | Barbarian in Dante's Seventh Circle |
| 39% | INFERNO | 7 | Dante's hell with nine circles of suffering |
| 39% | XXXXX | 5 | Any of 100 in Dante's "Divine Comedy" |
| 39% | HELL | 4 | Dante's "nine circles of suffering" place |
| 38% | STRINGOFLETTERS | 15 | In either of two connotations, a phrase that describes each circled row in this grid |
| 38% | THELEANINGTOWER | 15 | Noted Italian campanile that hints at each group of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | UMBRELLAS | 9 | Protectors of those in the rain |
| 37% | MYRRH | 5 | Tree of Africa and S Asia that exudes a resin used in perfume and medicine |
| 37% | FORS | 4 | Those in favor of |
| 36% | NEWERA | 6 | Period of change that's "ushered in" |
| 36% | SINAI | 5 | Part of Egypt that's in Asia |
| 36% | IRISES | 6 | Those in front of lenses |
| 36% | LIFE | 4 | Circle of ___, allusion meaning "the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth" that can be seen in "The Lion King" |
| 36% | MISER | 5 | Fourth circle of hell inhabitant, in Dante |
| 36% | NINE | 4 | Complement of Dante's circles of hell |
| 36% | SEMIPROSE | 9 | Piece of writing that's half in verse? |
| 36% | PHILLY | 6 | Type of cheesesteak that's famous in Pennsylvania |
| 36% | SINAI | 5 | Only part of Egypt that's in Asia |
| 36% | HERE | 4 | Opposite of "there" that's hidden in "there" |
| 36% | ALOE | 4 | Kind of juice that's high in antioxidants |