| 100% | CARD | 4 | Holiday ___, item sent out to wish dear ones during Christmas and New Year |
| 54% | SEASONS | 7 | Part one of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| 54% | GREETINGS | 9 | Part two of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| 31% | JAN | 3 | New Year month to send a wish that is highlighted in this puzzle, for short |
| 30% | EVES | 4 | Nights before Christmas and New Year's Day |
| 30% | EVE | 3 | The day before Christmas and New Year's |
| 30% | EVE | 3 | What comes after Christmas and New Year’s? |
| 29% | EVE | 3 | The night before Christmas and New Years, for example |
| 28% | SANDCASTLE | 10 | *Snowman alternative for Christmas in July ... and a structure one might build during a visit to the beach |
| 26% | EVES | 4 | Nights before New Year's Day and Christmas |
| 26% | RAMP | 4 | One inclined to go in and out |
| 25% | ISLIP | 5 | ... and I'd send banana salesmen to ___, New York |
| 25% | LISTS | 5 | Wish ___ (sets of items one wants to buy in the future) |
| 24% | FAD | 3 | It's in one year and out the other |
| 24% | FADS | 4 | They're in one year and out the other |
| 24% | KARAOKEBAR | 10 | Where to belt one down and belt one out |
| 24% | BOOK | 4 | Item you might check out from the library and be "glued" to |
| 24% | CARDS | 5 | (3/4) You could write greeting ___ to wish your family and friends a "Merry Christmas" |
| 24% | LEAD | 4 | ___ pouring, German New Year's Eve tradition that's meant to predict one's future |
| 24% | TELECASTS | 9 | Sends out to viewers |
| 24% | EMAIL | 5 | System of sending text and graphics from one computer to another |
| 23% | NOISEMAKER | 10 | One passed out on New Year's Eve |
| 23% | SORE | 4 | Ores sent out to tender |
| 23% | LIONDANCE | 9 | Tradition during which performers pretend to eat and spit out lettuce for good luck |
| 23% | WORKCATION | 10 | Term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of holidays and remote jobs |
| 22% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual New Year's Day spectacle ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 22% | SPROUTED | 8 | Sent out new growth |
| 22% | SPROUT | 6 | Send out new growth |
| 22% | PEARSHOOTER | 11 | One trying to photograph a partridge during the holidays? |
| 22% | SCAREGIVER | 10 | One hired to look after great grandma but who keeps jumping out of the closet and yelling "Boo!"? |