| 100% | NOSED | 5 | "Rudolph the 38-Across-___ Reindeer" |
| 66% | SANTA | 5 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's recruiter |
| 66% | SHINY | 5 | Like Rudolph the Reindeer's nose |
| 65% | GLOWS | 5 | Shines like Rudolph the Reindeer's nose |
| 59% | ANNE | 4 | Youngest of the 38-Across |
| 58% | SURGEONSPHOTO | 13 | Supposed evidence of the 38-Across |
| 58% | PET | 3 | Adoptee from the 38-Across, perhaps |
| 56% | NOSED | 5 | "Rudolph the Red-___ Reindeer" |
| 56% | RED | 3 | "Rudolph, the ___-Nosed Reindeer" |
| 55% | YEAROFTHEHORSE | 14 | What 2002 is, according to the 38-Across |
| 55% | REAL | 4 | What some consider the 38-Across to be |
| 55% | FAKE | 4 | What some consider the 38-Across to be |
| 55% | CRYPTOZOOLOGY | 13 | Field of study that includes the 38-Across |
| 54% | ABBEY | 5 | With 46-Down, 1969 album by the 38-Across |
| 53% | AUTRY | 5 | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" singer |
| 52% | AUTRY | 5 | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" singer Gene |
| 52% | POEM | 4 | ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,'' at first |
| 51% | BOWLS | 5 | With 38-Across, knocks the socks off |
| 51% | AREA | 4 | The "A" of 38-Across |
| 51% | ALE | 3 | The "A" of 38-Across |
| 51% | TMI | 3 | 38 Across plea |
| 50% | AROUNDTHE | 9 | With 38-Across, what the highlighted squares suggest |
| 50% | ANNA | 4 | 38 Across title character |
| 50% | RED | 3 | "Rudolph The ___ Nosed Reindeer," a famous children's Christmas carol |
| 48% | RED | 3 | "Rudolph the ___-Nosed Reindeer..." (sing-along as you solve this puzzle!) |
| 48% | DONNER | 6 | Reindeer mentioned in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" |
| 48% | THOUGHT | 7 | See 38 Across |
| 48% | LINCOLN | 7 | See 38 Across |
| 48% | SEPT | 4 | After 38 Across |
| 48% | EAGER | 5 | See 38 Across |