| 100% | KEGGER | 6 | A New Year party with beer from small barrels, say |
| 38% | INDIE | 5 | Film from a small studio, say (rhymes with "windy") |
| 36% | FIESTA | 6 | Party with a piñata, say |
| 35% | AULD | 4 | Word sung at a New Year's Eve party |
| 35% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 35% | DANCEBAND | 9 | Music group at a New Year's Eve party |
| 35% | AULD | 4 | Word heard at a New Year's Eve party |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | New Year's ___ (celebration with a countdown) |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | New Year's ___ (night with a countdown) |
| 35% | COUNTSDOWN | 10 | Does a New Year's Eve ritual starting with "Ten..." |
| 34% | TET | 3 | Asian New Year with a palindromic name |
| 34% | KEG | 3 | Beer barrel with a tap |
| 33% | KEG | 3 | Beer barrel at a frat party |
| 33% | NEWMOON | 7 | Lunar New Year begins with a __ |
| 33% | KEG | 3 | Beer barrel, usually found at a party |
| 33% | CHASE | 5 | Follow with a beer, say |
| 32% | ONTAP | 5 | Served from a barrel, as beer |
| 32% | ONTAP | 5 | Beer ready to be poured from a barrel (2wds) |
| 32% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a New Year's Eve Potato Drop |
| 32% | ONICE | 5 | Like beer at a tailgate party, say |
| 32% | PRICKS | 6 | Makes small holes with a needle, say |
| 32% | DAY | 3 | Confused a year with a smaller period |
| 31% | FIB | 3 | Subtract a year or two from one's age, say |
| 31% | RAVER | 5 | Dance party attendee with a glow stick, say |
| 31% | UTICA | 5 | New York city with a name from antiquity |
| 31% | WAVE | 4 | Greet from a parade float, say, with "to" |
| 31% | POODLE | 6 | Small curly-haired pet dog, with a name originating from German |
| 31% | MUMU | 4 | Dish from Papua New Guinea with a reduplicative name |
| 30% | BOISE | 5 | Capital city with a New Year's Eve Potato Drop |
| 30% | HILLARY | 7 | With 36-Across, First Lady who later became a senator from New York |