| 100% | LENIN | 5 | Soviet leader whose mausoleum is in Red Square |
| 52% | STALIN | 6 | Soviet leader whose remains were relocated in Moscow in October 1961 |
| 47% | LENIN | 5 | His tomb is in Red Square |
| 46% | LENIN | 5 | Mausoleum occupant in Red Square |
| 43% | MOSCOW | 6 | Red Square is in this city |
| 43% | MAO | 3 | 1949-1976 Chinese leader whose quotations were collected in the "Little Red Book" |
| 40% | LENIN | 5 | Leader on view in Red Square |
| 37% | ACHRISTMASCAROL | 15 | Novella whose final words are found in the circled squares |
| 36% | CHIP | 4 | Technological device whose current shortage is depicted in the circled squares |
| 36% | NPR | 3 | Broadcaster whose rectangular logo is divided into red, black, and blue squares |
| 36% | WHITEHEAD | 9 | Colson whose 2021 novel "Harlem Shuffle" is represented in the circled squares |
| 35% | TITO | 4 | Leader whose 1980 funeral in Belgrade was attended by dignitaries from a hundred and twenty-eight countries |
| 35% | LENIN | 5 | Remains in Red Square? |
| 35% | RUBLE | 5 | Currency in Red Square |
| 35% | LENIN | 5 | One interred in Red Square |
| 35% | RUBLE | 5 | Currency used in Red Square |
| 35% | ROSE | 4 | Flower whose red variant is considered a symbol of true love in popular culture |
| 34% | LENIN | 5 | He's entombed in Red Square |
| 34% | LENIN | 5 | Red Square mausoleum occupant |
| 34% | PIXAR | 5 | Company whose movies, not counting sequels, are all included in this puzzle [Circled Squares: 2009] |
| 34% | OWES | 4 | Is in the red |
| 34% | OWE | 3 | Be in the red |
| 34% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red |
| 34% | STBASIL | 7 | Eponym of a cathedral in Red Square |
| 33% | BARRYLARKIN | 11 | Hall of Fame shortstop whose #11 jersey was retired by the Reds in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OWES | 4 | Is in the red, financially |
| 33% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red, financially |
| 33% | OWE | 3 | Be in a red state? |
| 33% | OWE | 3 | Be in the red, financially |
| 33% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red financially |