| 100% | ELLEN | 5 | Host with "12 Days of Giveaways" |
| 95% | ELLEN | 5 | TV host with "12 Days of Giveaways" |
| 51% | GEESE | 5 | "The 12 Days of Christmas" sextet |
| 50% | OLDSONG | 7 | "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g. |
| 50% | MAIDS | 5 | Octet in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 50% | MAID | 4 | Worker in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 50% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Gift in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 49% | XXXX | 4 | Season with 12 days, according to a song |
| 49% | MAIDS | 5 | Eight milkers in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 49% | GEESE | 5 | Certain gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 49% | SWANS | 5 | "Swimming" things in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 49% | RINGS | 5 | "Golden" things in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 49% | HEN | 3 | French ___ (bird in "The 12 Days of Christmas") |
| 49% | RINGS | 5 | "...five golden ___..." ("The 12 Days of Christmas" lyric) |
| 49% | YORE | 4 | Days of old (rhymes with "bore") |
| 49% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 48% | GEESE | 5 | Birds a-laying in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 48% | TAPING | 6 | Day of work for a TV host |
| 48% | WES | 3 | With 12-Down, "Isle of Dogs" director |
| 48% | LIP | 3 | With 12-Down, type of cosmetic pencil |
| 48% | PEARTREE | 8 | The partridge sits in this in 12 Days of Christmas |
| 48% | PARTRIDGE | 9 | Only solo bird in the 12 Days of Christmas song |
| 47% | ALLI | 4 | With 12-Down, start of a simple request |
| 47% | TIN | 3 | With 12-Down, source of metal for cans |
| 47% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | With 12-Down, locale of the 4-Down |
| 47% | MAID | 4 | Woman who's "a-milking" in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 46% | LAKE | 4 | With 12-Across, one of five "Great" bodies of water |
| 46% | TIMEHEALS | 9 | With 12 Across, maxim stressing the natural resolution of problems |
| 45% | WEDNESDAY | 9 | Only day of the week with nine letters |
| 45% | TYRABANKS | 9 | Host of “Dancing with the Stars” |