| 100% | RAINCOATS | 9 | Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are? |
| 67% | BORDERSTATES | 12 | Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are |
| 63% | LONGWINDED | 10 | Verbose, and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? |
| 61% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 57% | TAILENDS | 8 | Final parts, and what this puzzle's circled letters create |
| 56% | MINISPLITS | 10 | Zoned climate control options, and what this puzzle's circled letters form |
| 54% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Radical solutions ... and what this puzzle's circles literally represent |
| 54% | BACKTALK | 8 | Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 53% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | "The Stuff You Love" toy company, and what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 53% | CHANGINGCLOTHES | 15 | Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 52% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 52% | PARTING | 7 | With 58-Across, what this puzzle's circled letters are ... or what they're doing |
| 51% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 51% | CLIMBINGSHOES | 13 | Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 51% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 50% | UNDERTHEWEATHER | 15 | Not up to par ... or, aptly, what this puzzle's circled letters are |
| 50% | PULLEDRANK | 10 | Asserted one's authority, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 48% | HOUSEHOLDNAME | 13 | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| 48% | BREAKINGNEWS | 12 | Developing story, and what this puzzle's circles illustrate |
| 47% | SPOILSPORTS | 11 | Party poopers, or what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 47% | ACUTABOVETHEREST | 16 | Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent? |
| 47% | AFRICA | 6 | Where this puzzle's circled letters can be found |
| 47% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 47% | MAKINGAFACE | 11 | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| 47% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Voter's crossover ballot, and what can literally be found in the circled letters |
| 47% | HIGHTEA | 7 | British afternoon tradition, and what this puzzle's four longest answers literally have? |
| 47% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 47% | ORBITS | 6 | What this puzzle's eight concentric rings (uncircled and circled) represent |
| 47% | LIGHTNINGBOLT | 13 | What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A |
| 46% | CROSSWORDESE | 12 | What this puzzle's capitalized clues are, both by definition and pun |