100% | END | 3 | Dec. 31, to a year |
56% | EON | 3 | Equal to a billion years |
54% | EON | 3 | Time equal to a thousand million years |
54% | ANNEE | 5 | Year, to a Parisian |
54% | AEON | 4 | A billion years, to Brits |
52% | MISDATE | 7 | Assign a wrong year to |
51% | DEC | 3 | Month that leads to a brand new year, for short |
50% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that is home to a year-round Christmas-themed attraction, Castle Noel |
50% | SANDIEGO | 8 | Home to a famous chicken mascot that debuted 50 years ago |
49% | PARSEC | 6 | A unit of distance equal to 3.26 light years |
48% | NOID | 4 | Reason the bartender might refuse service to a young-looking 25 year old |
47% | BONO | 4 | First musician to be a ''Time'' Person of the Year |
46% | ALLOWANCE | 9 | Payment to a 10-year-old |
46% | FINALLYFOUR | 11 | Like a three-year-old after a tough year, to Mom? |
46% | SYNE | 4 | "Auld Lang ___" (song sung as a farewell to the old year) |
46% | ENERO | 5 | First month of the year, to many a 5-Down character |
46% | DOWN | 4 | Word with 5a to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
46% | COUNT | 5 | Word with 4d to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
46% | SPOT | 4 | "This is a perfect ___ to watch the New Year's fireworks" |
46% | UFOSIGHTING | 11 | Eerie encounter ... or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across |
46% | HIGHERPOWER | 11 | Divine being ... or a hint to 17-, 31- and 48-Across |
46% | ATE | 3 | You shouldn't be surprised that it could be up to a year since your pet anaconda last did this |
45% | COOTIEPIE | 9 | Germy dessert, to a five-year-old? |
45% | NOBUTSABOUTIT | 13 | "Without a doubt!," and a hint to 20-, 31-, and 41-Across |
45% | FATHERSANDSONS | 14 | Ivan Turgenev novel ... and a hint to 20-, 31- and 40-Across |
45% | THEBIGFIVEOH | 12 | Milestone birthday, informally ... with a hint to 20-, 31- and 41-Across |
45% | HEARTOFSTONE | 12 | Unfeeling nature ... or a literal hint to 19-, 31- and 38-Across |
45% | SQUARE | 6 | With 31-Down, hoedown activities, and a hint to the circled letters |
45% | COPYRIGHTLAW | 12 | Author's protection, and a hint to 20-, 31- and 37-Across |
45% | ASTHEWORLDTURNS | 15 | TV soap for 54 years ... and a hint to the puzzle circles |