| 100% | JAMAICANMECRAZY | 15 | "Pardon me, are you from the Caribbean? Because ..." |
| 51% | TEN | 3 | "Are you from Tennessee? 'Cause you're the only ___ I see" (pick-up line) |
| 50% | TEN | 3 | "Are you from Tennessee? 'Cause you're the only ___ I see." (cheesy pick-up line) |
| 48% | DOOR | 4 | I am what you hang a mistletoe from |
| 48% | PORCH | 5 | "I was hiding under your ___ because I love you," romantic words from "Up" |
| 47% | COOPER | 6 | Sheldon ___, from "The Big Bang Theory" reminds you this New Year that "banks shouldn't be trusted because ATMs may lead the robot uprising" |
| 46% | MARIAHINOJOSA | 13 | "Once I Was You" writer who hosts the podcast "Latino USA" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | RUDOLPH | 7 | I am the "red-nosed" reindeer from a popular Christmas carol |
| 46% | IFI | 3 | "___ were you, I'd have accepted the proposal.": 2 wds. |
| 46% | IFI | 3 | "___ were you, I'd have accepted the proposal": 2 wds. |
| 46% | NEWSFLASH | 9 | "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ..." |
| 46% | VANILLASHAKE | 12 | "Can I offer you dessert? Our frozen treats are to die for because of the slight hint of licorice-like flavoring ..." |
| 45% | DEFEATED | 8 | Waterloo chorus lyrics: I was __, you won the war |
| 45% | SCOOBY | 6 | "___ Doo, Where Are You!," beloved Saturday morning cartoon from the 1970s |
| 45% | USA | 3 | The land that was made for you and me |
| 45% | RUE | 3 | "You will ___ the day you crossed me!" (regret) |
| 45% | BELL | 4 | "The ___ doesn't dismiss you, I do!" phrase to keep students in class until the lesson is over that you have probably heard from your teacher |
| 45% | MARJORIE | 8 | Hit single from 52-Across with the lyrics "I should've asked you how to be" |
| 44% | ISNT | 4 | "This ___ the last you'll hear from me!" |
| 44% | AUNT | 4 | I am the relative who pampers you with chocolates and ice cream. Who am I? |
| 44% | GRANDMA | 7 | I am the relative who bakes cookies and knits sweaters for you. Who am I? |
| 44% | RACHEL | 6 | I am Phoebe's friend from "Friends" and I gave the world an iconic hairstyle |
| 44% | KAA | 3 | I am the 100-year-old serpent and Mowgli's friend from "The Jungle Book" |
| 43% | GREASE | 6 | You're the One That I Want comes from this musical |
| 43% | DEN | 3 | I am the cozy room where you relax and watch your favorite shows. Who am I? |
| 43% | WENCESLAS | 9 | I am a "good" ruler from a popular Christmas carol who gives alms to the poor |
| 43% | SHIRELLES | 9 | The __, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow girl group |
| 42% | HOLE | 4 | "The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?" |
| 42% | PART | 4 | "This is the ___ where you run away," iconic quote from "Shrek" |
| 42% | SIR | 3 | "Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, ___?" ("Hamilton" lyric) |