| 100% | WINTER | 6 | Ariel ___, "Modern Family" actress whose name is reminiscent of Christmas season |
| 68% | CAROL | 5 | ___ Burnett, "Better Call Saul" actress whose name is reminiscent of Christmas |
| 54% | STARR | 5 | Ringo ___, drummer for The Beatles whose name is reminiscent of a Christmas night |
| 47% | ICE | 3 | Vanilla ___, "Get Wit' It" rapper whose name is reminiscent of the cold |
| 45% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" actress whose first name is also a city in Bulgaria (2 wds.) |
| 43% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 41% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Actress whose full name can be made from the letters of DO RE MI |
| 40% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELISABETHMOSS | 13 | "The Handmaid's Tale" actress whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "I Care a Lot" and "Gone Girl" actress whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARIMBA | 7 | Instrument whose name is of Bantu origin |
| 36% | SINATRA | 7 | Artist whose name is an anagram of "artisan" |
| 36% | ALGORE | 6 | Politico whose name is an anagram of GAOLER |
| 36% | ALGORE | 6 | Notable whose name is an anagram of GALORE |
| 36% | APE | 3 | Animal whose name is a synonym of "parrot" |
| 36% | ANT | 3 | Insect whose name is an anagram of 38a |
| 36% | ELGAR | 5 | Composer whose name is an anagram of "regal" |
| 36% | IRMA | 4 | Woman whose name is an anagram of MIRA |
| 36% | ALGERIA | 7 | Country whose name is an anagram of regalia |
| 36% | CANOE | 5 | Boat whose name is an anagram of ocean |
| 36% | MALI | 4 | Country whose name is a homophone of "Molly" |
| 36% | CEDAR | 5 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "seeder" |
| 36% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "you" |
| 36% | HOLLY | 5 | Actress Hunter whose first name is shared with a "decked up" Christmas decoration |
| 35% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose name is the French pronunciation of "RT" |
| 35% | EIRE | 4 | Country whose name is an anagram of 10-Down |
| 35% | ISLAMABAD | 9 | Capital whose name is Urdu for "place of peace" |