| 100% | ROLLING | 7 | (2/5) Use a ___ pin (flattening tool) to spread the dough to make the crust of desired thickness. |
| 33% | TRADE | 5 | Tools of the ___ (items used in a particular occupation) |
| 30% | SAUCE | 5 | (3/5) Spread the ___ (pesto, e.g.) and any toppings of your choice. |
| 30% | SPRAY | 5 | (5/6) "Now use a setting ___ (makeup sealing spritz) to lock the makeup" |
| 29% | YEAST | 5 | (1/5) To make 19a, first add flour, ___ (dough riser), salt, water, and olive oil. Now knead to make a soft dough. |
| 29% | ONES | 4 | ___ place (space to the left of a decimal point) |
| 29% | BAKE | 4 | (4/5) In a preheated oven, ___ (cook) the dough for about 15 minutes. |
| 28% | ROLLERSKATEKEYS | 15 | Small wrenches used to adjust some retro footwear (one was the subject of a Melanie song) |
| 28% | BIRCH | 5 | ___ beer (soft drink made from the bark of a tree) |
| 28% | TIM | 3 | (9/10) He helped the Cratchit family and became a father figure to Tiny ___, and lived the rest of his life embodying the spirit of Christmas. |
| 28% | OVEN | 4 | (1/5) "First, let us preheat the ___ to the desired temperature!" |
| 28% | BIT | 3 | "Commit to the ___" (rhyming piece of advice for a sketch comic) |
| 27% | JACOB | 5 | (2/10) ...when the ghost of his old business partner ___ Marley appeared to him... |
| 27% | HAIR | 4 | "___ of the dog," idiom for alcohol used to cure a hangover |
| 27% | SCENE | 5 | (5/10) "Now we just need a Nativity ___, to depict the Christmas birth, serene. " |
| 27% | LOVE | 4 | (4/7) "With ___ and gratitude as the appetizer, a feast awaits to be gobbled up." |
| 27% | FAUN | 4 | "Prelude to the Afternoon of a ___" (Debussy piece) |
| 27% | SKILIFTS | 8 | Conveyances that get people to the top of a snowy mountain: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MIGRATORY | 9 | *37a was a type of ___ (nomadic) bird that traveled long distances and was used to send messages. |
| 27% | GINGERALE | 9 | Soda typically used to make a Shirley Temple mocktail: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CAKEMIX | 7 | Betty Crocker product used to make a birthday dessert: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WHAM | 4 | ___ageddon (game where the goal is to make it to the end of Christmas Eve without hearing "Last Christmas") |
| 27% | BOX | 3 | Think outside the ___ (metaphor that a manager may use to encourage) |
| 27% | FOUR | 4 | (2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result |
| 27% | SKIS | 4 | Use a pair of these to slide down the mountain |
| 26% | DOVE | 4 | "14a is considered to be a close relative of the pigeon or ___ (peace-loving avian)..." |
| 26% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a child's letter to the North Pole: 2 wds. |
| 26% | POWDER | 6 | Let's make a delicious hot winter drink! (1/6) Cocoa ___, a dark brown bitter product for the essence of your drink |
| 26% | DYE | 3 | A substance used to change the hue of something |
| 26% | AVOW | 4 | Take ___ of celibacy (make a priest's promise): 2 wds. |