| 100% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 65% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 63% | TWISTEDHUMOR | 12 | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 63% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 60% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 60% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 56% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| 54% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 52% | BLOCKCHAIN | 10 | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| 51% | INNERCORE | 9 | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 50% | INNERGODDESS | 12 | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| 47% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 47% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| 46% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 45% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 45% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 45% | CHINESE | 7 | With 43-Across, historical period found in each set of circled letters |
| 44% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 44% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 44% | BACKTALK | 8 | Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 44% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant, or what you'll find in each set of circled letters |
| 43% | FAIRSHAKE | 9 | Equitable treatment ... and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 43% | CHANGINGCLOTHES | 15 | Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 42% | FALLINGRAIN | 11 | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| 42% | CLIMBINGSHOES | 13 | Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | TWISTEDSISTER | 13 | '80s hard rock quintet, and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| 42% | INCLINEDPLANE | 13 | Ramp, and what's found in each set of circles |
| 41% | PULLEDRANK | 10 | Asserted one's authority, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |