| 100% | TIA | 3 | Spanish "aunt" found in the beginning of "tiara" |
| 55% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Small progress in the beginning of a long journey |
| 55% | DNATEST | 7 | Lizzo takes one in the beginning of "Truth Hurts" |
| 54% | SNOUTS | 6 | Found in the middle of pigs' faces |
| 54% | CONSONANT | 9 | The beginning of every clue in this puzzle |
| 52% | CARNEVALE | 9 | Festival marking the beginning of Lent in Italy |
| 52% | NICKEL | 6 | Metal found in the vast majority of meteorites |
| 52% | PLACEASHESONONESFARAD | 21 | Mark the beginning of Lent in a shocking way? |
| 52% | STANDUPCOMICS | 13 | Entertainers found in the circled letters of this grid |
| 51% | LOO | 3 | Restroom found in the middle of "balloon" |
| 50% | ALVEOLUS | 8 | Small porous air sac found in the respiratory zone of the lungs |
| 50% | RETURNADDRESS | 13 | It's often found in the upper-left corner of an envelope |
| 49% | KINGTUT | 7 | Pharaoh found in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes |
| 49% | BAROQUE | 7 | Ornate style found in the Palace of Versailles |
| 49% | MAGI | 4 | Wise men found in the Gospel of Matthew |
| 49% | ELA | 3 | Portuguese word found in the middle of "delay" |
| 49% | AGOSTO | 6 | The month of August in Spanish |
| 49% | TVS | 3 | Things found in the back of most N.Y.C. cabs |
| 49% | OREO | 4 | Cookie found in the glaze of some new Krispy Kreme donuts |
| 49% | STRENGTH | 8 | In the weakest link of the chain you can find it |
| 49% | CARTILAGE | 9 | Tough flexible tissue found in parts of the body |
| 49% | BANDSTAND | 9 | Rotunda found in parks for the playing of music |
| 49% | LONGU | 5 | What's found in the center of a prune? |
| 49% | STU | 3 | Guy found in three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 48% | CALORIES | 8 | The units of energy found in food |
| 48% | ETHANOL | 7 | The type of alcohol found in cocktails |
| 48% | ANNLEE | 6 | Founder of the Shakers in America [1736] |
| 48% | AMBERGRIS | 9 | “An essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale!” per “Moby-Dick” |
| 48% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 48% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |