| 100% | CHAINRING | 9 | Toothed circle that engages with a bike's links |
| 44% | COGWHEEL | 8 | Toothed device that engages with others |
| 37% | PANAMA | 6 | Country with a famous canal that links Central and South America |
| 37% | SHARK | 5 | Animal that's born with a full set of teeth |
| 36% | XCHANGESTUDENT | 14 | Pupil with a phonetic beginning that hints at what the circled letters comprise |
| 34% | PISA | 4 | City with a tower that's tilted 4° |
| 34% | PIR | 3 | With "squared," a circle's area |
| 34% | PISA | 4 | Spot with a landmark that's inclined to impress |
| 34% | RECOOK | 6 | Deal with a steak that's too rare, maybe |
| 34% | ORCA | 4 | Toothed whale that's a cosmopolitan species |
| 34% | SELMA | 5 | Film that ends with a King's speech |
| 33% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Musical with a cow that's catapulted over a castle |
| 33% | YOU | 3 | Penn Badgley series with a title that's a pronoun |
| 33% | VOLVO | 5 | Car with a name that's Latin for "I roll" |
| 33% | RADISHES | 8 | Roots with a root word that's Latin for "root" |
| 33% | TEATREE | 7 | Shrub with a fragrant oil that’s toxic to ingest |
| 33% | SEAT | 4 | Bike part that’s also called a saddle |
| 33% | SKIBOB | 6 | Snow glider with a bike frame |
| 33% | ASTRO | 5 | Cartoon dog with a name that's Spanish for "heavenly body" |
| 32% | MACADAMIA | 9 | A kind of nut that's associated with Hawaii |
| 32% | LALA | 4 | With 58-Down, head-in-the-clouds place ... or a hint to each answer that has four circles |
| 32% | OVAL | 4 | Shape that's narrower than a circle |
| 32% | THEFONZ | 7 | Sitcom character with a leather jacket that's now in the Smithsonian |
| 32% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 32% | MSN | 3 | Web portal with a butterfly icon that was AOL's rival: Abbr. |
| 32% | CHEXCEREALS | 11 | General Mills line, with a homophonic clue to this puzzle's circles |
| 32% | SNL | 3 | Show with a "What's Up With That?" segment, for short |
| 32% | ALOE | 4 | Plant with gel that's a burn treatment |
| 31% | ITALO | 5 | Author Calvino with a name that's almost the same as a country |
| 31% | ANDES | 5 | South American mountain range with a name that's an anagram of sedan |