| 100% | SCOTT | 5 | Michael ___, "The Office" boss who insists on being the only Santa at the holiday party but is upset when another Santa shows up |
| 26% | ETAS | 4 | When trains are predicted to show up at the station: Abbr. |
| 23% | CHANDLER | 8 | ___ Bing, "Friends" character who dresses as Santa to impress Ben but ends up sharing the spotlight with Superman and the Holiday Armadillo |
| 22% | MIRACLE | 7 | "___ on 34th Street," 1947 movie about a mall Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus |
| 22% | LOU | 3 | Grant who was Mary's boss on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" |
| 22% | MOSS | 4 | Actress Elisabeth who stars on the Hulu show referenced at 9-Across |
| 22% | GOTINTOHOTWATER | 15 | Sure enough, when the boss showed up, everyone ... |
| 22% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner: 2 wds. |
| 22% | USHER | 5 | One-named "My Way" singer who was the headline performer at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show |
| 21% | ERRAND | 6 | Picking up mistletoe for the holiday office party, e.g. |
| 21% | ONTWO | 5 | How a call may be picked up at the office |
| 21% | FAN | 3 | Only the biggest one is at every show |
| 21% | RAJ | 3 | Only "The Big Bang Theory" friend who is unmarried when the series ends |
| 21% | NEXT | 4 | "Coming up ___..." (said on TV at the end of a show) |
| 21% | NINA | 4 | García who is the only person to be a judge on every season of "Project Runway" |
| 21% | CRUZ | 4 | Penélope who is the only Spanish actress with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 21% | ROOF | 4 | Now you know what to look for, but where is it? (1/5) Did it fall out when Santa landed on the ___ of the house? |
| 21% | SCOTT | 5 | Michael ___ (boss on The Office) |
| 21% | STIPE | 5 | Michael who was the lead singer on R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" |
| 21% | ALICE | 5 | Girl who was a guest at the Mad Hatter's tea party |
| 21% | COLBERT | 7 | Comedian who was the only man on Maxim's 2012 Hot 100 list of most beautiful women |
| 21% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael B. ___, "Black Panther" actor who appeared on the crime show CSI's season six |
| 21% | COLBERT | 7 | Stephen ___, comedian who was the successor to David Letterman on the "Late Show" |
| 20% | LEONA | 5 | Physicist Woods who was the only women on Enrico Fermi's team that built the first nuclear reactor |
| 20% | BADBUNNY | 8 | "Soy Peor" singer who will perform at the halftime show of Super Bowl LX |
| 20% | DURAG | 5 | It might be on the floor when you wake up |
| 20% | COAL | 4 | What Santa brings those who are on the naughty list |
| 20% | ANDY | 4 | ___ Dwyer, "Parks and Recreation" character who becomes Santa at the Winter Wonderland event, spreading holiday cheer amidst the chaos |
| 20% | BART | 4 | Simpson who was the only fictional character on Time's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century list |
| 20% | MURRAY | 6 | Bill ___, "Kingpin" actor and comedian who was the first guest on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in 1993 |