| 100% | VISIONS | 7 | "__ of sugar-plums danced in their heads": Moore |
| 70% | DREAM | 5 | Vision of sugar-plums dancing in one's head, e.g. |
| 49% | FAIRY | 5 | Sugar Plum ___, ruler of the Land of Sweets in 11a |
| 42% | CELESTA | 7 | Keyboard instrument heard in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" |
| 40% | THEIR | 5 | ''. . . sugarplums danced in __ heads'' |
| 39% | HOP | 3 | Dance in the days of doo-wop |
| 39% | HAKA | 4 | Dance in which men stick out their tongues |
| 39% | CELESTA | 7 | "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" instrument |
| 39% | LACTOSE | 7 | Type of sugar found in milk |
| 38% | BEERS | 5 | Their heads and bodies may be critiqued in bars |
| 38% | DAYDREAMERS | 11 | People with their heads in the clouds |
| 38% | DREAMER | 7 | Person with their head in the clouds |
| 38% | CUP | 3 | Half-pint of sugar, in a recipe |
| 38% | TSP | 3 | Add 1 ___ of sugar in my coffee |
| 38% | EMIRS | 5 | Heads of state in Kuwait |
| 38% | EMIR | 4 | Head of state in Kuwait |
| 38% | TOPIC | 5 | Head in charge of subject |
| 37% | JRS | 3 | Students in their third year of college: Abbr. |
| 37% | LENDERS | 7 | There's interest in their line of work |
| 37% | MAXIE | 5 | Head of Team Magma in Pokémon |
| 37% | MYTH | 4 | Ostriches bury their heads in the sand, e.g. |
| 37% | ITSERVICES | 10 | Field for one with their head in the cloud? |
| 37% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | Portrayer of Sugar Kane in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SRS | 3 | Students in their final year of high school: Abbr. |
| 36% | JRS | 3 | Those in their third year of high school: Abbr. |
| 36% | ALI | 3 | Laila who dances in and out of the ring |
| 36% | STES | 4 | Heads of some towns in Quebec?: Abbr. |
| 36% | BOSSINESS | 9 | Heads take in small lack of humility |
| 36% | EMIRS | 5 | Heads of state in Qatar and Kuwait |
| 36% | OOLA | 4 | Dancing girl in "Return of the Jedi" |