| 100% | COLLARD | 7 | ___ greens (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 78% | PEAS | 4 | Black-eyed ___ (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 64% | REUNION | 7 | A __ dinner is a New Year's Eve tradition in China |
| 64% | AULD | 4 | Word in a New Year's song |
| 63% | AULD | 4 | Word in a New Year's Eve song |
| 62% | ONE | 3 | Last number shouted in a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 59% | SNOWYBOWL | 9 | New Year's game in a blizzard? |
| 59% | GRAPES | 6 | Twelve ___, Spanish New Year tradition to bring in a year of prosperity |
| 58% | HAM | 3 | Green food in a Dr. Seuss book |
| 56% | UNDERWEAR | 9 | Red ___, item worn by Italians as a New Year's Eve tradition for good luck |
| 55% | FIREWORKS | 9 | Aerial light show that ushers in a New Year |
| 54% | BOSTON | 6 | First Night ___, a New Year's Eve artistic and cultural celebration, that was first held in 1975 |
| 53% | WINTERARC | 9 | Season-long alternative to a New Year's resolution, or what the letters in the shaded squares represent? |
| 53% | RING | 4 | Boxer's arena, or a New Year's tradition that announces the beginning of the New Year (with "in") |
| 53% | AULD | 4 | Word in a traditional New Year's Eve song |
| 53% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 53% | DREAMS | 6 | "Field of ___," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 53% | YOUR | 4 | "How to Train ___ Dragon," 2010 animated film ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 53% | TWO | 3 | Pair count or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 45d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 53% | FOUR | 4 | Beatles count or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 35d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 53% | THREE | 5 | Trio number or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 37d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 52% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 52% | GYM | 3 | Locale involved in many a New Year's resolution |
| 52% | TRY | 3 | ___ a new food this next year |
| 52% | SEVEN | 5 | Oft lucky number or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 18d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 52% | NINE | 4 | Cat lives count or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 3d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 51% | FLIGHT | 6 | "The ___ of the Phoenix," 1965 film starring James Stewart ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 51% | MAY | 3 | "To Whom It ___ Concern," 2016 film starring Wilmer Valderrama ... or the start of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 51% | PEA | 3 | Green food under a mattress in a fairy tale |
| 50% | 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) |