| 100% | GOODNIGHT | 9 | "... and to all a ___!" (end of "A Visit from St. Nicholas") |
| 59% | TWAS | 4 | Start of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 58% | TWAS | 4 | First word of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 58% | MOORE | 5 | Clement C. ___, writer of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 57% | TOALLAGOODNIGHT | 15 | "A Visit From St. Nicholas" ending |
| 56% | SASH | 4 | Something the narrator of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" threw up |
| 56% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | "'Twas the night before ___ ..." (start of "A Visit from St. Nicholas") |
| 55% | PRANCER | 7 | Partner of Vixen in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 54% | ALLA | 4 | "...and to ___ goodnight" (lines from "A Visit from St. Nicholas"): 2 wds. |
| 54% | PLUMP | 5 | "He was chubby and ___ ..." (line from "A Visit From St. Nicholas") |
| 54% | IIN | 3 | "... and ___ my cap" (line from "A Visit From St. Nicholas") |
| 54% | DASH | 4 | "Now ___ away! ___ away! ___ away all!" (line in "A Visit From St. Nicholas") |
| 54% | SASH | 4 | Part of a window thrown up in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 53% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| 53% | NOD | 3 | "And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose" ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" excerpt) |
| 52% | ERE | 3 | "But I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight ..." ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" line) |
| 51% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 51% | YOUREFIRED | 10 | Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 51% | YOULLPAYFORTHIS | 15 | Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 50% | TREETRUNK | 9 | Natural fixture from which to hang the end of a hammock |
| 49% | FINALAPPROVAL | 13 | Permission from the big boss ... and a hint to the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across (in the country indicated) |
| 48% | TWAS | 4 | "A Visit From St. Nicholas" opener |
| 48% | MOORE | 5 | "A Visit From St. Nicholas" poet |
| 48% | MOORE | 5 | "A Visit From St. Nicholas" writer |
| 48% | AROSE | 5 | "When out on the lawn there ___ such a clatter ..." ("A Visit From St. Nicholas") |
| 48% | WORKFLOW | 8 | Order of processes from start to end of a job |
| 48% | ERE | 3 | "But I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight ..." (line from "A Visit From St. Nicholas") |
| 48% | TITLE | 5 | "A Visit From St. Nicholas," e.g. |
| 48% | POEM | 4 | "A Visit from St. Nicholas," for one |
| 47% | RECITED | 7 | Declaimed, as "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |