| 100% | AMBIENCE | 8 | The atmosphere or feeling created by a host |
| 44% | FRICTION | 8 | Energy, feeling created by rubbing or disagreement |
| 43% | WINNIE | 6 | Character created by A. A. Milne, __ the Pooh |
| 43% | ORALB | 5 | Brand created by a periodontist in the 1950s |
| 40% | AMBIANCE | 8 | The mood created by a room's decor |
| 40% | VIBE | 4 | Feeling or atmosphere in a room |
| 40% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface or substance |
| 40% | PITT | 4 | Card-___, team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona Cardinals |
| 39% | BEEP | 4 | Sound made by a car horn or the Road Runner |
| 39% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface, bumpy or smooth |
| 39% | GAP | 3 | Space created by the loss of a baby tooth, e.g. |
| 39% | VERDICT | 7 | The guilty or not guilty decision by a jury |
| 38% | IBUPROFEN | 9 | A pain-reliever known by the name Advil or Motrin |
| 38% | MOUTHFEEL | 9 | The sensation created by eating, or drinking wine |
| 37% | AURA | 4 | Atmosphere or feel |
| 37% | AEGIS | 5 | Protection, or the name of a shield carried by Zeus |
| 36% | SPARE | 5 | Bowling term ... or the name of a memoir by Prince Harry |
| 36% | PUNKD | 5 | Reality show with a 2020 reboot hosted by Chance the Rapper |
| 36% | ODE | 3 | Poem where the poet expresses a strong feeling towards something or someone |
| 36% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| 35% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 35% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 35% | WEBOFLIES | 9 | It's spun by mendacious people ... or a hint to the shaded answers |
| 35% | DICE | 4 | *Board game cubes ... or with "Roll of the," a song by Bruce Springsteen |
| 35% | POOH | 4 | Winnie-the-___, fictional teddy bear created by A.A. Milne |
| 35% | SAINT | 5 | Ulrich was the first one created by a pope |
| 35% | MAP | 3 | Document created by a cartographer |
| 35% | MRS | 3 | Title created by a union? |
| 35% | SPREADTHEWEALTH | 15 | Redistributionist's catchphrase ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 35% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |