| 100% | FOUR | 4 | (2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result |
| 75% | FIVE | 4 | (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 |
| 73% | ONE | 3 | Part of a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 70% | THREE | 5 | (3/5) Part of a New Year's countdown... or a trio's number |
| 66% | TWO | 3 | (4/5) Part of a New Year's Countdown...or a duo's number |
| 62% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 62% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 62% | FIVE | 4 | Middle of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 62% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 58% | DROP | 4 | With 5-Down and 2-Down, mess up at a critical moment ... or participate in a New Year's Eve tradition? |
| 55% | DREAMS | 6 | "Field of ___," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 55% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 55% | YOUR | 4 | "How to Train ___ Dragon," 2010 animated film ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 55% | ONE | 3 | (5/5) End of a New Year's countdown...or the number that follows 31 on the calendar |
| 54% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 54% | FLIGHT | 6 | "The ___ of the Phoenix," 1965 film starring James Stewart ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 52% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's Eve song |
| 51% | ONE | 3 | Last number shouted in a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 51% | ASLEEP | 6 | Missing out on a New Year's Eve countdown, maybe |
| 51% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year’s Eve song |
| 50% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's countdown |
| 50% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's countdown! |
| 50% | SIX | 3 | Half of a dozen or the next number in a New Year's countdown |
| 49% | PARTYHAT | 8 | Headwear worn at a New Year's Eve bash: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's countdown! Happy New Year! |
| 48% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's countdown! Happy New Year! :D |
| 48% | MMI | 3 | New millennium year, or a part of 20-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 47% | TEN | 3 | Number starting a countdown, on New Year's Eve |
| 47% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Part of a parade float on New Year's Day |
| 46% | FIRSTDAY | 8 | Start of a school year or a new job (2 wds.) |