| 100% | MUSICBOXES | 10 | Sources of opening tunes, represented by the shaded circles crossed by appropriate individuals |
| 36% | LINCOLN | 7 | With 124-Across, dedicated in October 1913, project represented by the 13 pairs of circled letters |
| 34% | NATURAL | 7 | With 39-Across, subject of study represented literally by the words spelled out by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 34% | MAKINGENDSMEET | 14 | Economizing, as represented by the shaded squares? |
| 33% | ARIES | 5 | Source of the fleece found by 105 Across |
| 32% | CSA | 3 | Grp. represented by the Southern Cross |
| 32% | SINE | 4 | Function represented by the circled letters |
| 32% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 32% | CUTTINGCORNERS | 14 | Economizing, as represented by the circled squares? |
| 32% | GHANA | 5 | Country represented by the Black Star of Africa |
| 31% | HEAVEN | 6 | Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer |
| 31% | HELL | 4 | Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer |
| 31% | WHOLE | 5 | Kind of musical note represented by an open oval |
| 31% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign represented by the king of the jungle |
| 31% | OWE | 3 | Word represented by the middle letter of 22-Down |
| 31% | CHEESEPULL | 10 | Seductive imagery in pizza ads, represented by the circled letters |
| 31% | CELESTIALBODIES | 15 | Astronomical objects represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 31% | RICE | 4 | Source of about 20% of the calories consumed by humanity |
| 30% | PUPA | 4 | Life stage originally represented by the circled letters, prior to metamorphosis |
| 30% | BOTTOMROW | 9 | Last line of a spreadsheet (as suggested by the shaded squares?) |
| 30% | OAR | 3 | Tool represented by the part of a rowing machine you grip |
| 30% | CHERUB | 6 | The type of angel represented by a chubby child |
| 30% | BLOOM | 5 | Sign of spring, as depicted by the circled letters |
| 30% | FALLINTOPLACE | 13 | Become clear ... or make like the object represented by the circled letters |
| 30% | AGE | 3 | It may be represented by the number of candles on a cake |
| 30% | NIMBUS | 6 | With 7-Across, sources of the circled words |
| 30% | CAPRICORN | 9 | Sign of the zodiac represented by a goat |
| 30% | CANCER | 6 | Sign of the zodiac represented by a crab |
| 30% | DECLARATION | 11 | With 114-Across, source of the phrase formed by the ends of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | HELLO | 5 | Opening number for Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" performed by the Mormons |