| 100% | KISS | 4 | ___ cam, big screen moment captured between innings, or a New Year's tradition that is shared between loved ones |
| 36% | RING | 4 | Boxer's arena, or a New Year's tradition that announces the beginning of the New Year (with "in") |
| 36% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | Crucial last moments in a game, or a popular New Year's tradition that involves shouting numbers backwards |
| 36% | GOALS | 5 | What you score in soccer or hockey, or resolutions that are set as a New Year's tradition |
| 31% | DROP | 4 | With 5-Down and 2-Down, mess up at a critical moment ... or participate in a New Year's Eve tradition? |
| 30% | REUNION | 7 | A __ dinner is a New Year's Eve tradition in China |
| 28% | BOSTON | 6 | First Night ___, a New Year's Eve artistic and cultural celebration, that was first held in 1975 |
| 27% | CHATGPT | 7 | A.I. bot that was labeled one of 2022's "Breakthroughs of the Year" |
| 27% | LEAD | 4 | ___ pouring, German New Year's Eve tradition that's meant to predict one's future |
| 27% | LANG | 4 | "Auld ___ Syne," a Robert Burns poem that is a traditional New Year's song |
| 26% | COLLARD | 7 | ___ greens (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 26% | ROMANCE | 7 | Genre of film or book that is about a love story |
| 26% | PEAS | 4 | Black-eyed ___ (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 26% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? |
| 26% | OCEANS | 6 | "___ 11," 1960 thriller film starring Frank Sinatra that is about a heist on New Year's Eve |
| 25% | MEME | 4 | A funny image, video or text that is shared rapidly over the internet, with small modifications |
| 25% | CURSOR | 6 | Computer screen item that might be an arrow or a hand |
| 25% | CHEERS | 6 | Rallying words from fans in the stands, or a cry to mark the New Year's tradition of raising glasses |
| 25% | ONE | 3 | (5/5) End of a New Year's countdown...or the number that follows 31 on the calendar |
| 25% | EIGHT | 5 | Number that sounds like "ate" or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 7d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 25% | PERSONALITY | 11 | You might think that a new one will lead to 40-Across |
| 25% | DROPPEDTHEBALL | 14 | Did or didn't perform a New Year's ceremony? |
| 24% | JAN | 3 | New Year month to send a wish that is highlighted in this puzzle, for short |
| 24% | SUGAR | 5 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a sweetener and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 24% | COMIC | 5 | Word that can come before book or strip, or a nickname of WWI's Sopwith Camel biplane, or one who will merely stand-up |
| 24% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 24% | PEACH | 5 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a cobbler fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 24% | ORANGE | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a citrus fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 24% | SEASONS | 7 | Part one of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| 24% | GREETINGS | 9 | Part two of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |