| 100% | PINTA | 5 | Spanish word that's aptly an anagram of "paint" |
| 73% | NAIAD | 5 | Word that's aptly an anagram of Diana Nyad's first name and a homophone of her last name |
| 63% | ACTOR | 5 | Word that's an apt anagram of CO-STAR minus S |
| 63% | TRES | 4 | Spanish/French 101 word that's an anagram of 31 Down |
| 59% | STIFLE | 6 | Word that's an anagram of itself |
| 57% | COSTA | 5 | Spanish geographical word that is an anagram of its English translation |
| 56% | ERAT | 4 | Latin word that's an anagram of 62-Across |
| 53% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 51% | CADRE | 5 | Word for a small military group that's also an anagram of raced |
| 51% | REMO | 4 | San ___ (Italian seaport that is aptly an anagram of "Rome") |
| 50% | NOUN | 4 | Word that's an example of itself |
| 49% | TOLEDO | 6 | Spanish city that was the subject of an El Greco painting |
| 49% | CORAL | 5 | Color that's almost an anagram of "color" |
| 49% | TSAR | 4 | Word that's an accidental acronym of a Hemingway title |
| 48% | CLAMBERS | 8 | Ascends awkwardly, and an anagram of this puzzle's circled word |
| 47% | PARTITION | 9 | A screen or divider; an anagram of paint trio |
| 45% | EROS | 4 | Love god whose name is aptly an anagram of 5-Across |
| 45% | KYOTO | 5 | City that's an anagram of "Tokyo" |
| 45% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that's an anagram of "tears" |
| 45% | LEOTARD | 7 | Garment that's an anagram of delator |
| 45% | RIDEALONG | 9 | Trip that's an anagram of "reloading" |
| 45% | CANOE | 5 | Boat that's an anagram of "ocean" |
| 45% | CABARET | 7 | Entertainment that's an anagram of "bearcat" |
| 45% | BISTRO | 6 | Establishment that's an anagram of "orbits" |
| 45% | ELVIS | 5 | Name that's an anagram of "lives" |
| 45% | AROUSE | 6 | Verb that's an anagram of "Roseau" |
| 45% | NORMA | 5 | Name that's an anagram of ''manor'' |
| 45% | ECRU | 4 | Color that's an anagram of "cure" |
| 45% | TRISHA | 6 | Name that's an anagram of Ishtar |
| 45% | ALGER | 5 | Surname that's an anagram of "glare" |