| 100% | SOOTIER | 7 | Like Santa after returning to the North Pole? |
| 49% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a letter to the North Pole |
| 48% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Heading to the North Pole? |
| 47% | SANTALETTERS | 12 | Mail addressed to the North Pole |
| 47% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Line that goes to the North Pole? |
| 46% | ADDRESS | 7 | The North Pole, for Santa |
| 45% | COMEBACK | 8 | Return to the spotlight after a break |
| 45% | LAND | 4 | Return to the ground, like an airplane |
| 45% | BEAMUP | 6 | Return to the Enterprise like Riker, say |
| 45% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a letter to the North Pole: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ICECAPPED | 9 | Like the North Pole |
| 44% | MAGNETIC | 8 | The North __ Pole; a compass points to it |
| 43% | ELF | 3 | Santa's helper at the North Pole |
| 43% | ELF | 3 | Santa's assistant in the North Pole |
| 42% | EBB | 3 | Return to a lower level, like the tide |
| 42% | SOOTY | 5 | Like Santa's suit after going through the chimney |
| 41% | ICY | 3 | Frigid, like the north pole |
| 40% | YEARLY | 6 | Like the return of swallows to Capistrano |
| 40% | GOLF | 4 | Sport that returned to the Summer Olympics in 2016 after a 112-year absence |
| 40% | ELF | 3 | Santa's diminutive helper at the North Pole |
| 39% | RAMS | 4 | Football team that returned to Los Angeles after the 2015 season |
| 39% | REFLUX | 6 | To flow back or return, like acid in the esophagus |
| 38% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed city, North Pole |
| 38% | ELF | 3 | One of Santa's helpers at the North Pole |
| 38% | ELF | 3 | Lives with Santa in the North Pole |
| 37% | NORMALIZING | 11 | Returning to the standard |
| 37% | TARDIER | 7 | Like a student arriving ten minutes after the bell, as opposed to five |
| 37% | REENGAGE | 8 | Return to the fray |
| 37% | ECHO | 4 | Return to the Alps? |
| 37% | BEAMSUP | 7 | Returns to the Enterprise |