| 100% | PAVEDROAD | 9 | What the circled squares in this puzzle symbolize |
| 81% | LANDFORMS | 9 | Geographical features ... or what the circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 71% | COMMUNITYGARDEN | 15 | What the circled squares in this grid collectively represent |
| 70% | PHYSICSFORMULAS | 15 | What the three sets of circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 69% | STRANDSOFADOUBLEHELIX | 21 | What the highlighted squares in this puzzle represent |
| 67% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 67% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 65% | STATESWONBYBARACKOBAMA | 22 | With 90-Across, what the 28 circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 65% | WATERFALLS | 10 | What the circles in this puzzle hold |
| 63% | LONGWINDED | 10 | Verbose, and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? |
| 62% | NOTES | 5 | Staff members, and what the circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 62% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | "See also" notations ... or what can be found in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 60% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | What's formed by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 60% | SUIT | 4 | What the 13 circled things in this puzzle constitute |
| 58% | RAMP | 4 | What each circled model in this puzzle ascends or descends, and what's spelled by the letters where the models cross |
| 58% | PARALLELOGRAM | 13 | What's revealed by connecting the special squares in this puzzle in order |
| 57% | GUITAR | 6 | Instrument depicted by the circled squares in this grid |
| 57% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | YOGAPOSES | 9 | What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent |
| 56% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 56% | SEEYOUINCOURT | 13 | What the circled letters in this answer represent, homophonically |
| 56% | BEEINONESBONNET | 15 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 56% | SEAOFCORTEZ | 11 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 56% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically |
| 56% | PORE | 4 | Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 55% | MIDWEST | 7 | What the circled parts of this puzzle comprise |
| 55% | FOSSIL | 6 | What each shaded square in this puzzle represents |
| 55% | SORT | 4 | Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 55% | HORA | 4 | Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 55% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |