| 100% | PBJ | 3 | Lunchbox sandwich made from the brands in this puzzle, for short |
| 46% | SNOWMEN | 7 | Winter figures, made from the "bonus" letters in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 39% | JAN | 3 | New Year month to send a wish that is highlighted in this puzzle, for short |
| 38% | USMAP | 5 | Inspiration for the jokes in this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | INCR | 4 | Escalation from the middle of "the in crowd", for short |
| 37% | AROUND | 6 | Word needed to be added to 12 appropriately placed answers in this puzzle for their clues to make sense |
| 36% | END | 3 | Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle |
| 36% | END | 3 | Apt answer for this location in the puzzle |
| 36% | EDS | 3 | People who'd correct the typoe in this clue, for short |
| 35% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 35% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 34% | LEAPDAYBABY | 11 | Designation for the people featured in this puzzle |
| 34% | ABFAB | 5 | British Classic TV sitcom from the BBC, now with a cult following in the US, for short |
| 34% | ACME | 4 | Synonym for the first word in this puzzle's title |
| 34% | CORTESE | 7 | Wines made from this grape variety are long known to be favored by restaurants in the port of Genoa |
| 33% | GROOVY | 6 | Making a comeback is this "rhythmic" slangy term for something attractive that was popular in the '60s |
| 33% | ENG | 3 | Language of this puzzle, for short |
| 33% | PBJ | 3 | Lunchbox sandwich, for short |
| 33% | BIRTHYEAR | 9 | What the number in brackets is for the people featured in this puzzle |
| 33% | CLUE | 4 | "Assumed, as an alias" in this puzzle, for one |
| 33% | LIT | 3 | Making a comeback is this "illuminated" slangy term for something exciting that was popular in the 1910's |
| 33% | PDA | 3 | Making out in the mall, say, for short |
| 33% | IVORY | 5 | Brand of soap flakes that was often used in the 1920s to make fake snow for Christmas decorations |
| 33% | NHL | 3 | Sports organization for the teams featured in this puzzle (Abbr.) |
| 33% | BEANS | 5 | Cool ___, making a comeback is this "chili" slangy term for approval that was popular in the '80s |
| 32% | ITUNES | 6 | Where to find the songs in this grid ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle? |
| 32% | NOTUPTOPAR | 10 | Like the duffer in this puzzle? |
| 32% | DANK | 4 | Making a comeback is this "wet and unpleasant" slangy term for something of high quality that originated in the '80s |
| 32% | SALTY | 5 | Making a comeback is this "sodium-rich" slangy term for an annoyed person that originated in the late 1930's |
| 32% | DIN | 3 | All the sounds in this puzzle together? |