| 100% | TURNCOAT | 8 | Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 70% | REVERSECOURSE | 13 | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 69% | BLOCK | 5 | Beachgoer's protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 68% | CAKEMIXES | 9 | Baking conveniences, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 68% | ROCKTHEBOAT | 11 | Make waves, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 67% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | AUSPICES | 8 | Patronage... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 67% | TURNTABLES | 10 | DJs' devices ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 66% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Baker's staple, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 66% | ROUNDOFGOLF | 11 | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 65% | WRONGWAY | 8 | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 65% | SPRINGBREAK | 11 | Collegians' getaway time, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 65% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 65% | YOUREOUTOFORDER | 15 | Judge's words ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 65% | STIRCRAZY | 9 | Having cabin fever ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 64% | FIVEMANROTATION | 15 | Typical MLB pitching alignment, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 64% | LOOKTHEOTHERWAY | 15 | Pretend not to notice, and a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 64% | SIRMIXALOT | 10 | "Baby Got Back" rapper, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 63% | COFFEEBREAK | 11 | Midmorning work time-out, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 63% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 63% | CHANGEOFVENUE | 13 | Request from a trial attorney, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 62% | HOSPITALCORNERS | 15 | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 62% | DRIVEUPTHEPRICE | 15 | Make dear? (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 62% | BACKUPBANDS | 11 | Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 62% | SPLITTHEPOT | 11 | Divvy up poker hand winnings, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 61% | LIFECHANGING | 12 | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 61% | TINYBUBBLES | 11 | Don Ho's signature song ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 61% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Ump's controversial call, perhaps ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 61% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |