| 100% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 70% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 60% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 59% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 59% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 56% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 56% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 56% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 54% | ROCKYROAD | 9 | Nutty ice cream parlor order ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 54% | SHORTCHANGE | 11 | Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 53% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | OUTSIDESHOT | 11 | Low probability of success, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 53% | SECRET | 6 | With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | OFFTOAFASTSTART | 15 | Quick out of the blocks, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 53% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Start of a Lincoln line, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 53% | FRINGEELEMENTS | 14 | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 53% | FATHERCHRISTMAS | 15 | Britain's equivalent of Santa, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | LETSGOCRAZY | 11 | First track on Prince's "Purple Rain," and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | LIONSHARE | 9 | Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters |
| 52% | SECRETSERVICE | 13 | President's protector ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | TIMETRAVELING | 13 | Sci-fi trope, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Roughhouse, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 52% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | DIAMONDHEAD | 11 | Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the circled letters |