| 100% | LIGHTS | 6 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when the houses are decorated with hundreds of these "illuminating bulbs" |
| 65% | SNOW | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when the streets are covered with this "cold, white blanket" |
| 61% | WREATH | 6 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you see this "garland of twigs" on the door |
| 58% | TREE | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when this centerpiece is "put up" |
| 56% | GIFT | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you look for this to "fill your stocking" |
| 52% | CAROLS | 6 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you hear "Jingle Bells" and the like |
| 51% | ADVENT | 6 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner because "it's marked in this Calendar" |
| 34% | CHARLES | 7 | *Did you know, ___ Nagreen, was credited with the creation of 40a when he was 15-years-old? |
| 30% | ROOF | 4 | Now you know what to look for, but where is it? (1/5) Did it fall out when Santa landed on the ___ of the house? |
| 30% | LIGHTS | 6 | * Decorate your ugly Christmas sweater with these small illuminating bulbs |
| 30% | CACTI | 5 | You might be stuck with these when traveling in the Southwest |
| 28% | ALL | 3 | The exams are right around the corner! Get together with your friends for an ___-night study session |
| 27% | LIGHTS | 6 | *Decorate your ugly Christmas sweater with these small illuminating bulbs |
| 27% | MAIL | 4 | (1/6) This service will deliver your letter ... once you've written it with the help of this puzzle! |
| 26% | ARMS | 4 | The goddess Kali is often depicted with four of these limbs |
| 26% | FIST | 4 | The last parts of 20- and 60-Across and 10- and 36-Down are things you can do with this |
| 26% | LED | 3 | You could win the DOE's L Prize with one of these |
| 26% | DARTS | 5 | Around the Clock is a version of this |
| 26% | THEHILLS | 8 | These are alive with the sound of music |
| 26% | GUMDROP | 7 | *Make your Gingerbread village* Chewy sugar-coated candy that you will need to decorate the roof of your gingerbread house |
| 25% | GOLDRINGS | 9 | These were received on the fifth day of Christmas |
| 25% | RIDDLE | 6 | The sphinx is known for this sort of question |
| 25% | ARE | 3 | You will often appear to the left of this |
| 25% | ADDRESS | 7 | (2/6) Put down this important detail at the beginning of your letter to let your friend know where you are |
| 25% | PUNKROCK | 8 | The Ramones are known for being this kind of band |
| 25% | DANCING | 7 | The ladies were doing this on 9th day of Christmas |
| 25% | CHATGPT | 7 | It wrote this clue: "Virtual assistant with the gift of gab (4, 3). Let me know if you'd like any tweaks!" |
| 25% | ASLAN | 5 | Character who says, "I was the lion who forced you to join with Aravis. I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead." |
| 25% | TRADE | 5 | With 38-Across, what the four key parts of this puzzle are |
| 25% | KIDS | 4 | With 70- and 71-Across, what the middle of this puzzle is |