| 100% | BRIGHT | 6 | Decorate and sing "May your days be merry and __" |
| 41% | ALL | 3 | "...and may ___ your Christmases be white" |
| 40% | TOT | 3 | Little one whose cuteness and laughter may be your reason to smile today |
| 40% | SOCKS | 5 | What might be between your skin and the shoes |
| 40% | DOG | 3 | Furry friend that can brighten your day and be your reason to smile today |
| 39% | BASICS | 6 | They might be covered on your first day of employment |
| 39% | JACKOFALLTRADES | 15 | If Nicholson sang, danced and acted, he might be called __ |
| 38% | CASINOS | 7 | Where $50 bills and crossing your legs may be considered bad luck |
| 38% | JOHNOFARRELL | 12 | Author of the novels This Is Your Life and May Contain Nuts |
| 38% | QBS | 3 | Signal callers in football and positions that you may play at during your day of football: Abbr. |
| 37% | ENYA | 4 | Irish musician who sang "May It Be" and "Watermark" |
| 37% | HOBBY | 5 | Activity that is a perfect way to relax and unwind, and that may be your reason to smile today |
| 36% | CHIA | 4 | ___ seeds, health-packed smoothie specks that are tiny and may slip past your teeth before you can even chew them |
| 36% | TOMATO | 6 | Red ingredient that may be sun-dried and is a great addition to your breakfast sandwich |
| 35% | ALEHOUSE | 8 | Place where rounds may be sung...and consumed |
| 35% | CLOAK | 5 | Invisibility ___, garment which makes you disappear and may be a part of your "Harry Potter" Halloween costume |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | "___, drink and be merry" |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | "___, drink, and be merry" |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | "___, drink, and be merry!" |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | "___, drink and be merry!" |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | "__, drink and be merry" |
| 35% | TWILIGHT | 8 | Period when day is ending and night is beginning |
| 35% | DAD | 3 | ___ joke, funny pun that may be told by your father, such as 4a, 19a, 25a, 17d and 19d |
| 34% | REVEL | 5 | Eat, drink and be merry |
| 34% | REVEL | 5 | Eat, drink, and be merry |
| 34% | ALARM | 5 | It may start your day |
| 34% | SABBATH | 7 | The child born on this day is bonny and blithe |
| 34% | URSULA | 6 | British saint and martyr whose feast day is October 21 |
| 34% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 34% | OVER | 4 | "Dog Days Are ___" (Florence and the Machine song) |