| 100% | WAVES | 5 | Jumping seven ___, Brazilian New Year's Eve tradition meant to bring good luck |
| 47% | GRAPES | 6 | Twelve ___, fruits eaten as a Spanish New Year's Eve tradition to bring luck to each month of the new year |
| 44% | LEAD | 4 | ___ pouring, German New Year's Eve tradition that's meant to predict one's future |
| 41% | UNDERWEAR | 9 | Red ___, item worn by Italians as a New Year's Eve tradition for good luck |
| 34% | GRAPES | 6 | Twelve ___, Spanish New Year tradition to bring in a year of prosperity |
| 33% | DOWN | 4 | Word with 5a to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
| 33% | COUNT | 5 | Word with 4d to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
| 33% | RABBIT | 6 | This animal's foot is said to bring good luck |
| 32% | SMILESON | 8 | Brings good luck to |
| 32% | COUNT | 5 | "Down" preceder to mean numerical recitation on New Year's Eve |
| 32% | CALICOCAT | 9 | Domestic animal thought to bring good luck |
| 32% | GONK | 4 | Gnome-like mascot to bring good luck |
| 32% | RABBITS | 7 | __ foot is said to bring good luck |
| 32% | ONION | 5 | Greeks hang this vegetable on the front door during New Year to bring growth and luck |
| 32% | MISTLETOE | 9 | Plant kept under the pillow by singletons in an Irish New Year's Eve tradition to help them dream of their future partners |
| 32% | CROSSED | 7 | Two-finger position thought to bring good luck |
| 32% | CLOVERS | 7 | Four-leaf plants said to bring good luck |
| 32% | DRAGONDANCE | 11 | *Chinese festival performance said to bring good luck |
| 31% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 2 wds. |
| 31% | REUNION | 7 | A __ dinner is a New Year's Eve tradition in China |
| 31% | HORSESHOE | 9 | U-shaped stable equipment that is believed to bring good luck |
| 31% | ASHES | 5 | Drinking champagne with ___, unique New Year's Eve tradition |
| 31% | LADYBUG | 7 | Red and black beetle, said to bring good luck |
| 31% | PINE{APPLE}CAKE | 15 | Taiwanese dessert that is said to bring good luck |
| 31% | JADE | 4 | Green gemstone that is believed to bring good luck |
| 31% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? |
| 30% | BLACKCAT | 8 | Feline considered to bring good or bad luck |
| 30% | FOOT | 4 | Rabbit's ___, amulet believed to bring good luck that was once gifted to President Theodore Roosevelt |
| 30% | SNOWS | 5 | Brings good news to skiers, say |
| 30% | OPAL | 4 | Lustrous gem that was thought to bring good luck in the Middle Ages |