| 100% | METSALLY | 8 | "When Harry ___," 1989 rom-com film starring Meg Ryan where the protagonists reunite on New Year's Eve: 2 wds. |
| 43% | METSALLY | 8 | "When Harry ___," rom-com film starring Meg Ryan: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIM | 3 | Where the ball drops on New Year's Eve ... as depicted literally in four places in this puzzle |
| 32% | MET | 3 | (2/7)["When Harry ___ Sally"] 1989 rom-com starring Meg Ryan...or what may be the second sentence in a romantic story |
| 32% | BALLDROP | 8 | Times Square action on New Year's Eve (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 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% | REUNIONDINNER | 13 | Feast held on Chinese New Year's Eve (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ALONG | 5 | "___ Way Down," 2005 novel by Nick Hornby which begins on New Year's eve: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | GOTMAIL | 7 | "You've ___," 1998 romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RULESOF | 7 | "___ Civility," 2011 novel by Amor Towles which begins on New Year's eve in 1937: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ANGRYMEN | 8 | "12 ___," 1957 film starring Henry Fonda which is about a jury of 12 that deliberates on the trial of an 18-year old: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ROSEBOWL | 8 | College football game first played on New Year's Day in 1902: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEBLUE | 7 | "___ Lagoon," 1980 adventure drama film starring Brooke Shields (birthday today) as the protagonist, Emmeline Lestrange: 2 wds. |
| 27% | EASYA | 5 | Teen comedy film starring Emma Stone that was based on the novel "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |
| 27% | CHAMPAGNE | 9 | New Year's Eve libation whose uncorking sound can be found in the starred answers |
| 27% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEREVENANT | 11 | 2015 American semi-biographical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio based on the life of frontiersman Hugh Glass: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | Actor who played the protagonist, Lenny Feder in the comedy film "Grown Ups" (released 10 years ago): 2 wds. |
| 26% | ERNIEWISE | 9 | On New Year's Day in 1985, ___ made Britain's second public mobile phone call, to Vodafone: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ATNOON | 6 | When there's 12 hours left until the new year, on New Year's Eve |
| 26% | PARTYHAT | 8 | Headwear worn at a New Year's Eve bash: 2 wds. |
| 26% | CAPRICORN | 9 | Star sign of someone born on New Year's Eve |
| 26% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 26% | WHEN | 4 | ___ Harry Met Sally (1989 rom-com starring Meg Ryan) |
| 26% | POLKA | 5 | ___ dots, pattern worn on New Year's Eve in the Philippines to welcome prosperity |
| 25% | STREETFIGHTER | 13 | 1994 Japanese-American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, based on the video game series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CLARKSTORY | 10 | "The Ron ___," 2006 film starring Matthew Perry based on a real life educator who leaves his hometown to teach in a New York City public school: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BEAUTIFULMIND | 13 | 2001 American biographical drama film starring Russell Crowe, based on the life of a Nobel Laureate in Economics, Josh Nash, "A ___": 2 wds. |