| 100% | JOY | 3 | "___ To The World," a famous Christmas carol |
| 66% | JOY | 3 | "___ to the World" (Christmas carol) |
| 66% | JOY | 3 | "___ to the World..." (Christmas carol) |
| 62% | SOY | 3 | "What is a vegan's favorite Christmas carol? ___ to the World!" |
| 61% | TIS | 3 | Contraction in a famous Christmas carol? |
| 59% | HERALD | 6 | Famous Christmas carol: Hark the __ Angels Sing |
| 56% | OYSTER | 6 | The world, to a go-getter? |
| 56% | SCROOGE | 7 | The famous miser in Dickens' A Christmas Carol |
| 53% | PISA | 4 | City that's home to the world's most famous leaning tower |
| 53% | JOY | 3 | "___ to the World" (Christmas song) |
| 52% | RED | 3 | "Rudolph The ___ Nosed Reindeer," a famous children's Christmas carol |
| 52% | STAGE | 5 | "All the world," per a famous line from Shakespeare |
| 51% | SEE | 3 | Billie Eilish wants the world to __ her in a crown |
| 51% | OMAN | 4 | Home to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| 51% | WATERFALL | 9 | The Niagara Gorge hosts a world famous one |
| 51% | AWAY | 4 | "___ In A Manger," a famous Christmas carol |
| 50% | WENCESLAS | 9 | I am a "good" ruler from a popular Christmas carol who gives alms to the poor |
| 50% | IRL | 3 | Not in the game world, to a gamer |
| 49% | CAPTAINPLANET | 13 | A famous cartoon revolving around a superhero whose sole purpose is to protect the ecosystem |
| 49% | BOARD | 5 | You'll need a famous one of these to figure out the contest |
| 49% | RABIN | 5 | Figure to the left of Clinton in a famous 1993 photo-op handshake |
| 49% | HENRYCOLE | 9 | He introduced Christmas cards to the world |
| 48% | CANDYCANE | 9 | Christmas tree decoration ... or a hint to what the circled letters form |
| 48% | GIL | 3 | Hodges who managed the Mets to a World Series title |
| 48% | JOY | 3 | "___ to the World..." |
| 48% | JOY | 3 | "___ to the World" |
| 48% | JOY | 3 | “— to the World” |
| 47% | BILLMA0SKI | 10 | He hit a home run to end the 1960 World Series |
| 47% | AVE | 3 | "___ Maria," hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary that wasn't originally written as a Christmas song |
| 47% | MTEREBUS | 8 | Southernmost active volcano in the world ... or a cryptic hint to certain squares in this puzzle |