| 100% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's classic |
| 82% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's song |
| 81% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's Eve song |
| 81% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year’s Eve song |
| 81% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 80% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's countdown! Happy New Year! |
| 80% | ONE | 3 | End of a New Year's countdown! Happy New Year! :D |
| 73% | ONE | 3 | (5/5) End of a New Year's countdown...or the number that follows 31 on the calendar |
| 69% | SYNE | 4 | End of a song at a New Year's Eve party |
| 65% | BADHABIT | 8 | Target of a New Year’s resolution |
| 65% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's countdown |
| 65% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's countdown! |
| 64% | ONE | 3 | Part of a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 64% | FIVE | 4 | Middle of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 64% | TEN | 3 | Start of a New Year's Eve countdown! |
| 64% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 64% | SYNE | 4 | Last word of a New Year’s song title |
| 61% | EDU | 3 | End of a freshman's new email address |
| 60% | THREE | 5 | (3/5) Part of a New Year's countdown... or a trio's number |
| 60% | TWO | 3 | (4/5) Part of a New Year's Countdown...or a duo's number |
| 60% | FOUR | 4 | (2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result |
| 59% | ARIES | 5 | Start of a new year |
| 58% | FIVE | 4 | (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 |
| 57% | ELBA | 4 | End of a classic palindrome |
| 57% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 57% | YOUR | 4 | "How to Train ___ Dragon," 2010 animated film ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 56% | OWL | 3 | ___ exams (tests at the end of a student's fifth year at Hogwarts) |
| 56% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 56% | WILDABOUTHARRY | 14 | End of a classic Eubie Blake title |
| 55% | WEAREDEVO | 9 | End of a 1978 new-wave album title |