| 100% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | Crucial last moments in a game, or a popular New Year's tradition that involves shouting numbers backwards |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | Last number shouted in a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 39% | GOALS | 5 | What you score in soccer or hockey, or resolutions that are set as a New Year's tradition |
| 38% | KISS | 4 | ___ cam, big screen moment captured between innings, or a New Year's tradition that is shared between loved ones |
| 36% | DROP | 4 | With 5-Down and 2-Down, mess up at a critical moment ... or participate in a New Year's Eve tradition? |
| 35% | 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) |
| 34% | RING | 4 | Boxer's arena, or a New Year's tradition that announces the beginning of the New Year (with "in") |
| 33% | SIX | 3 | Half of a dozen or the next number in a New Year's countdown |
| 32% | CHEERS | 6 | Rallying words from fans in the stands, or a cry to mark the New Year's tradition of raising glasses |
| 31% | SNOWYBOWL | 9 | New Year's game in a blizzard? |
| 30% | 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) |
| 30% | 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) |
| 30% | 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) |
| 30% | REUNION | 7 | A __ dinner is a New Year's Eve tradition in China |
| 30% | GYM | 3 | Locale involved in many a New Year's resolution |
| 30% | ONE | 3 | (5/5) End of a New Year's countdown...or the number that follows 31 on the calendar |
| 30% | 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) |
| 30% | FIESTA | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game with a name that means "feast" in Spanish and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 30% | 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) |
| 30% | COLLARD | 7 | ___ greens (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 30% | FIVE | 4 | Half of a decade or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 34d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 29% | PEAS | 4 | Black-eyed ___ (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 29% | PONG | 4 | Last word in a popular drinking game |
| 29% | SCORES | 6 | Numbers or points in a game made by teams |
| 29% | THREE | 5 | (3/5) Part of a New Year's countdown... or a trio's number |
| 28% | UNO | 3 | Card game that's also a number in Spanish |
| 28% | TBILL | 5 | Security that matures in a year or less, briefly |
| 28% | ONE | 3 | Last number shouted before "Happy New Year!" |
| 28% | MAZE | 4 | Corn ___, popular fall tradition that involves exploring a corn labyrinth |
| 28% | BLOKUS | 6 | Board game that comes in a duo or trigon variety |