| 100% | MAYORS | 6 | ___ Christmas Tree, Kansas City's 100-foot-tall tree that is a symbol of charity dedicated to helping people during the holiday season |
| 32% | ELMS | 4 | Trees that are a symbol of Massachusetts |
| 31% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 31% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 31% | PINE | 4 | Christmas tree type with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 30% | ASPEN | 5 | Tree that's the name of a city in Colorado |
| 30% | LIBERTY | 7 | The Statue of ___, symbol of alliance that was a gift from France to the US |
| 30% | YEW | 3 | Tree that was the source of the poison in Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye |
| 30% | PALMYRAPALM | 11 | Tree that is a national symbol of Cambodia |
| 30% | WAGGAWAGGA | 10 | City 81 miles north of 11 Across that has been a sister city to Leavenworth, Kansas since 1962 |
| 29% | SUGAR | 5 | "___ Rush Christmas," holiday-themed season of a reality baking show that is hosted by Hunter March |
| 29% | NINA | 4 | García who is the only person to be a judge on every season of "Project Runway" |
| 29% | FOUND | 5 | ___ to be missing, oxymoron that describes the case of a missing Christmas pie |
| 29% | FIR | 3 | An evergreen tree that is a fixture during Christmas |
| 29% | YEW | 3 | Tree that's a symbol of sorrow |
| 29% | OAK | 3 | Tree that's a symbol of strength |
| 29% | ANKLE | 5 | ___ circles, move that exercises the joint close to your foot, and something that can be a part of your home workout |
| 29% | YELP | 4 | Crowd-sourced review site that is assumed to be a portmanteau of the words "yellow pages" and "the help" |
| 29% | OLIVE | 5 | Tree that's a symbol of Palestinian identity |
| 29% | APHASIA | 7 | Communication disorder that is a result of damage to the language parts of the brain |
| 28% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___, Californian city that is a part of the Silicon Valley |
| 28% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 28% | WEDDING | 7 | "How to Ruin Christmas: The ___," season 1 of a holiday-themed comedy show starring Thando Thabethe |
| 28% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 28% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed city, North Pole |
| 28% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 28% | POTSDAM | 7 | City bordering Berlin that was the site of a 1945 conference |
| 28% | FUSION | 6 | Mr. ___, gadget from "Back to the Future" that is a source of sustainable energy |
| 28% | BONN | 4 | German city that was a capital during the Cold War |
| 28% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |