| 100% | WILDRICE | 8 | Whole-grain food, and a description of each set of circles |
| 71% | CONTAINERSHIP | 13 | Vessel transporting standard-sized cargo units, and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 68% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 68% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Roughhouse, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | MIDDLEMAN | 9 | Go-between ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | CALLLETTERS | 11 | Station identifiers, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | ABOUTFACE | 9 | Military command, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | WINGCHAIRS | 10 | Parlor pieces, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Final leg ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 61% | TAILSPINS | 9 | Dramatic descents, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 60% | DRESSINLAYERS | 13 | Autumn-weather advice for staying comfortable, or a description of each set of circled letters |
| 60% | SPLITTHEATOM | 12 | Nuclear fission phrase, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 60% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 60% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 60% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Period after young adulthood ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 60% | FLIPPHONE | 9 | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| 60% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 59% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 59% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |
| 59% | SHIFTGEARS | 10 | Go from neutral to reverse ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 59% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 59% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | Postnuptial alteration, and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 59% | OUTSIDERARTISTS | 15 | Self-taught creators, in modern lingo, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 59% | CODESWITCH | 10 | Say "See you mañana," e.g. ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 59% | ROCKYROAD | 9 | Nutty ice cream parlor order ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 59% | CUTIN | 5 | Interrupt ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 58% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Tennis format with man-and-woman pairs ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 58% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 58% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |