| 100% | GRATITUDE | 9 | Feeling of thankfulness that you may feel for 15a, 33a, 46a, 10d, 25d, and 41d |
| 34% | EMMY | 4 | Award for sitcoms and soaps that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 32% | NEWYEAR | 7 | Jan 1st event that we hope will be described by the words at 15a, 29a, 48a, 3d, and 41d for you: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NAILS | 5 | Pointed metal fasteners and partners of 4d that you may find inside a toolbox |
| 31% | SAFE | 4 | Secure place for a pot of gold that you may find at a Leprechaun's house |
| 31% | MIRAGE | 6 | Water in the Sahara that you may see but can't feel |
| 31% | CREDIT | 6 | Opposite of "debit," and a term that you may overhear on Wall Street |
| 30% | PANG | 4 | Feeling that may remind you of food |
| 30% | RED | 3 | Rudolph's nose color whose shades you may find in 15a, 21a, 46a, 48a, 58a, 26d and 54d |
| 29% | QBS | 3 | Signal callers in football and positions that you may play at during your day of football: Abbr. |
| 29% | STREET | 6 | Public road that maybe lined with trees, and somewhere you may enjoy 33a |
| 29% | VISOR | 5 | Let's spend a day at the tennis court! Sports ___, sun shield that you may use for a day of playing tennis |
| 29% | GULLIBLE | 8 | How you might feel after reading the third letter of every clue in this puzzle for a secret message |
| 29% | UFO | 3 | Flying saucer that may be featured in 21a, 36a, 46a, 1d, 25d, and 45d: Abbr. |
| 28% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit and food that may make you feel sleepy |
| 28% | OAT | 3 | Grain that you may eat for breakfast |
| 28% | LOVE | 4 | Feeling that involves a dopamine rush for a sense of affection and belonging to another |
| 27% | WETSUIT | 7 | Waterproof garment that you may wear for river rafting |
| 27% | PUNS | 4 | Bits of wordplay that may make you groan... and what 10a, 24a, 27a, 14d, and 23d all are! |
| 27% | AWE | 3 | Feeling that you might be "struck" by |
| 27% | PADDLES | 7 | Oar-like sticks that you may use for river rafting |
| 27% | SCARECROW | 9 | Decoy made of hay that you may find during fall |
| 27% | LETSGOFLYAKITE | 14 | "Mary Poppins" tune that begins "With tuppence for paper and strings / You can have your own set of wings" |
| 27% | ADS | 3 | YouTube videos that you may skip, for short |
| 27% | SHOW | 4 | Another word for a binge-worthy series that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 27% | HELMET | 6 | Head-protecting safety equipment that you may use for river rafting |
| 27% | SPARE | 5 | (Check) Extra tire that you may need for the road trip |
| 27% | WET | 3 | Type of hands that you may find in a pottery class |
| 27% | VOCAB | 5 | All the words that you may know, for short |
| 27% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ and the Fiddle," nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |