| 100% | SOCK | 4 | (4/10) "Let's cozy up the fireplace with a red ___ (foot warmer) or two for Santa to fill with small gifts!" |
| 40% | STOCKING | 8 | *Long foot covering hung by the fireplace for Santa to fill with 13a, 17a, 46a, 13d, 29d, 44d or 51d |
| 40% | STOCKING | 8 | * Long foot covering hung by the fireplace for Santa to fill with 13a, 17a, 46a, 13d, 29d, 44d or 51d |
| 36% | STOCKING | 8 | Long sock hung up on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill with gifts |
| 31% | GAS | 3 | (Check) Station to fill up your RV or car and get a few snacks for the road trip |
| 31% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that holds a Guinness World Record for the smallest park, with an area equivalent to two sheets of A3 paper |
| 29% | BOXED | 5 | With 44-Across, Valentine's Day gift ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 28% | KNEEDEEP | 8 | Coming only a foot or two up the leg (2 words) |
| 28% | FOURTEEN | 8 | With 61-Across, what President Wilson proposed for a lasting peace ... or what's missing from the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | SOCKS | 5 | On a cozy indoor day, pull up these feet warmers for some extra comfort |
| 27% | CART | 4 | Item at the entrance of a supermarket to push around and fill up with groceries |
| 27% | ABLE | 4 | Up to the task or a common suffix used with "agree" or "avail" |
| 27% | WEARETHEWORLD | 13 | 1985 USA for Africa charity single co-written by 44-Across with the lyrics "It's time to lend a hand to life / The greatest gift of all" (4 wds.) |
| 26% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 26% | PEDAL | 5 | What a driver presses with their foot to speed up or slow down |
| 26% | WAIT | 4 | "Step 4: Grab a burger or magazine and ___ for the boarding to start!" |
| 26% | ILLCALLYOUBACK | 14 | "Let me hang up for a moment to deal with this" |
| 26% | KITE | 4 | Let's go fly a __, up to the highest height |
| 26% | LUGE | 4 | Winter Olympic sport which is also a small one or two person sled that rhymes with "huge" and was first played in the 1870s |
| 26% | DATEANDTIME | 11 | Invitation info ... or two alternate endings for the starts of the answers to 18-Across, 10-Down and 24-Down |
| 26% | ALLAS | 5 | What a student with a 4.0 G.P.A. has ... or a hint to the vowels in this puzzle |
| 26% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 26% | THEFIFTHELEMENT | 15 | Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich's chemistry makes this 1997 film the perfect finale for a movie marathon with 4-, 6-, 8- and 10-Down |
| 25% | BRIM | 4 | "Fill it to the rim with ___" (old marketing line for a coffee brand) |
| 25% | PEP | 3 | It's nearly time for the football season to start, let's amp up the players at the ___ rally |
| 25% | RIGHTYTIGHTY | 12 | With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | LAPFUL | 6 | A toddler or two, for a mall Santa |
| 25% | DIP | 3 | *(1/4) Let's make a charcuterie board! Start by placing the ___ sauces (hummus or garlic aioli, e.g.) in small bowls ... |
| 25% | BOYGETSATRUCK | 13 | Keith Urban single with the lyrics "It's freedom flying down a two-lane / Young love steaming up the windows" (4 wds.) |
| 25% | FLY | 3 | *Buzzing pest ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a snare for the said pest |