| 100% | ALONG | 5 | "___ Way Down," 2005 novel by Nick Hornby which begins on New Year's eve: 2 wds. |
| 60% | RULESOF | 7 | "___ Civility," 2011 novel by Amor Towles which begins on New Year's eve in 1937: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TEETH | 5 | "White ___," 2000 novel by Zadie Smith which begins on New Year's day |
| 43% | CHIMES | 6 | "The ___," 1844 novella by Charles Dickens which begins on New Year's eve |
| 37% | BALLDROP | 8 | Times Square action on New Year's Eve (2 wds.) |
| 34% | REUNIONDINNER | 13 | Feast held on Chinese New Year's Eve (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ALONG | 5 | & 6D 2005 novel by Nick Hornby |
| 32% | ROSEBOWL | 8 | College football game first played on New Year's Day in 1902: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ERNIEWISE | 9 | On New Year's Day in 1985, ___ made Britain's second public mobile phone call, to Vodafone: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PARTYHAT | 8 | Headwear worn at a New Year's Eve bash: 2 wds. |
| 31% | METSALLY | 8 | "When Harry ___," 1989 rom-com film starring Meg Ryan where the protagonists reunite on New Year's Eve: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FORTUNESROCKS | 13 | Novel by 29-Across set at a beach house on the New Hampshire coast (2 wds.) |
| 31% | NEVERLET | 8 | "___ Me Go," 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the ALA Alex Award and which was also adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FOURTHESTATE | 12 | "The ___," a novel by Jeffrey Archer in which a character was based on media mogul Rupert Murdoch (birthday today): 2 wds. |
| 30% | EYEDPEAS | 8 | Black ___, eaten on New Year's Day in Southern United States to bring good fortune in the new year: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TIMESSQUARE | 11 | Busy place on New Year’s Eve |
| 29% | CHAMPAGNECORK | 13 | One flying on New Year’s Eve? |
| 29% | ROSEBOWL | 8 | Annual NCAA championship game played on New Year's Day in 16-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TIMESSQUARE | 11 | *Crowded place on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | CHAMPAGNEFLUTES | 15 | Things clinked on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | MOET | 4 | Popular brand on New Year's Eve, informally |
| 28% | ONE | 3 | Last word heard on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | ONE | 3 | Last word heard on New Year's Eve? |
| 28% | CORKS | 5 | They're popped on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | CROWDED | 7 | Like Times Square on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | NOISEMAKER | 10 | One passed out on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | CORK | 4 | One may pop on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | BALL | 4 | Times Square dropper on New Year's Eve |
| 28% | AROAR | 5 | Like Times Square on New Year's Eve |