| 100% | DAGAMA | 6 | He sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day of 1497 |
| 36% | FUTURE | 6 | Rap artist, and the name of the #1 album he released on 2/17/17 |
| 32% | THOR | 4 | God with a day of the week named after him |
| 32% | SOUFRIERE | 9 | Name of volcanoes on Montserrat and St Vincent |
| 31% | DECEMBER | 8 | The month of Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and Christmas |
| 31% | COTTON | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a type of fabric and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 30% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a Great Lake and a Pennsylvania city on it |
| 30% | KRAFT | 5 | Brand name on a blue box of mac and cheese |
| 30% | SUE | 3 | Name on the cover of ''Kinsey and Me'' |
| 29% | DARWIN | 6 | He and Lincoln were born on the exact same day: February 12, 1809 |
| 29% | ADAM | 4 | He "gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air" |
| 29% | BUD | 3 | Name of a son on both "Married... with Children" and "Father Knows Best" |
| 29% | SUO | 3 | Name of the quarterly journal that publishes articles on bogs, wetlands and peat |
| 29% | DEVILLE | 7 | Last name of twin toddlers Phil and Lil on 15-Across |
| 29% | PICKLES | 7 | Last name of toddlers Angelica, Tommy, and Dil on 15-Across |
| 29% | SERGEI | 6 | Name on the cover of ''Peter and the Wolf'' |
| 29% | STARR | 5 | Subject of James Carville's "... And the Horse He Rode In On" |
| 29% | ERIC | 4 | First name of Kyle, Stan, and Kenny's friend on "South Park" |
| 29% | TESS | 4 | Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us" |
| 29% | MILA | 4 | First name in the credits of Four Good Days and Bad Moms |
| 29% | ANSEL | 5 | Name on the cover of "Yosemite and the High Sierra" |
| 29% | CAPRICORN | 9 | Astrological sign of someone born on Christmas Day |
| 29% | CAPRICORN | 9 | Star sign of someone born on Christmas Day |
| 28% | ELEVENTH | 8 | Pipers piping were gifted on this day of Christmas |
| 28% | TAM | 3 | Last name of Simon and River, on "Firefly" |
| 28% | PIPERS | 6 | Group on "the 11th day of Christmas" |
| 28% | SWANS | 5 | Gift on the seventh day of Christmas |
| 28% | SWAN | 4 | Gift on the seventh day of Christmas |
| 28% | ALS | 3 | Name of the diner on "Happy Days" |
| 28% | CAPRICORN | 9 | One born on Christmas Day |