| 100% | WHEELOF | 7 | With 37-Across, card in a tarot deck, and a hint to each circled letter set |
| 62% | SECRET | 6 | With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 59% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 56% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 54% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 54% | ALTERNATEROUTE | 14 | GPS suggestion, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 54% | SIDECAR | 7 | Brandy cocktail, and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 54% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | OUTSIDERARTISTS | 15 | Self-taught creators, in modern lingo, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 54% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | INSIDESTORY | 11 | Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | CHANGEHANDS | 11 | Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | ROCKYROAD | 9 | Nutty ice cream parlor order ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 53% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | What a bittersweet moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Tennis format with man-and-woman pairs ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 52% | SPLIT | 5 | With 65-Across, chore on a winter to-do list ... and what appears in each set of circles |
| 52% | LETSGOCRAZY | 11 | First track on Prince's "Purple Rain," and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 52% | THE | 3 | With 63- and 64-Across, privileged info, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | TILTA | 5 | With 37-Across, spinning amusement ride, and a hint to this puzzle's design and circled letters |
| 52% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 51% | SIXPACKOFBEER | 13 | Party purchase ... or a hint to each circled letter set |
| 51% | GANGOFFOUR | 10 | Faction in China's Cultural Revolution ... or a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 51% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 51% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 50% | YOUR | 4 | With 37- and 39-Across, book and TV series on human evolution, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 50% | ARTISTS | 7 | With 57-Across, creative getaway, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 50% | SQUARE | 6 | With 31-Down, hoedown activities, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 50% | SINKING | 7 | With 43-Down, uneasy anticipation ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 49% | HEAT | 4 | With 53-Across, weather phenomenon with trapped warmth, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |