| 100% | HOT | 3 | ___ cocoa, chocolaty winter elixir that you can enjoy after New Year festivities |
| 50% | FRUIT | 5 | Type of healthy, sweet bowl that you may enjoy after New Year festivities |
| 49% | ROSE | 4 | ___ Bowl, annual college football game that you can watch after New Year festivities |
| 44% | BLACK | 5 | ___-eyed peas, legumes found in a Hoppin' John that you can savor after New Year festivities |
| 40% | MIMOSA | 6 | Champagne and orange juice concoction that you may enjoy at 4d after New Year festivities |
| 40% | BRUNCH | 6 | Late breakfast-early lunch meal to enjoy after New Year festivities |
| 39% | GOODWILL | 8 | Popular thrift store where you can donate clothes after New Year festivities |
| 31% | TENNIS | 6 | Racket sport that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day |
| 30% | JUMP | 4 | ___ rope, fitness activity that you can enjoy doing on a chilly fall day |
| 30% | HOOP | 4 | Hula ___, toy that you can enjoy playing with on a chilly fall day |
| 29% | HOCKEY | 6 | Team sport played on ice skates that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day |
| 29% | FLAG | 4 | ___ football, limited contact version of football that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day |
| 29% | CROSS | 5 | ___ country running, sport involving long-distance races that you can enjoy doing on a chilly fall day |
| 29% | KEBAP | 5 | You can enjoy this meat dish that is sometimes served on a skewer (2/4) |
| 28% | KEBOB | 5 | Item that you could enjoy with falafel or shawarma but you should soak your bamboo before cooking (var.) |
| 28% | TRAIN | 5 | Subway vehicle that you can use to see the sights in New York City |
| 28% | TRAM | 4 | Aerial streetcar that you could take to cross the East River in New York City |
| 28% | GYM | 3 | Business that sees an uptick after New Year's |
| 28% | GYMS | 4 | Businesses that see an uptick after New Year's |
| 27% | MOLE | 4 | You can enjoy some meat with this sauce that also has an avocado-based variant suffixed with "guaca" (5/5) |
| 27% | UNDATED | 7 | Like planners that can be sold year after year |
| 26% | DAY | 3 | "Beautiful ___," uplifting track from U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" that celebrates 25 years in 2025 |
| 26% | HOTEL | 5 | Monopoly property that can be purchased after you buy four houses |
| 25% | FRESHSTART | 10 | What a new year can give you ... or what 17-, 23-, 34-, and 49-Across can have? |
| 25% | SWEATER | 7 | "___ Weather," song by The Neighbourhood that you can add to your "Winter Playlist" |
| 25% | HIP | 3 | Joint that you can swivel |
| 25% | TEA | 3 | Gossip that you can "spill" |
| 25% | LET | 3 | "___ It Go," song by Idina Menzel that you can add to your "Winter Playlist" |
| 25% | BACK | 4 | "___ to December," song by Taylor Swift that you can add to your "Winter Playlist" |
| 25% | BUS | 3 | Common public transport option that you can use in New York City |