| 100% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Part of a parade float on New Year's Day |
| 51% | ONE | 3 | Part of a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 51% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 47% | THREE | 5 | (3/5) Part of a New Year's countdown... or a trio's number |
| 47% | TWO | 3 | (4/5) Part of a New Year's Countdown...or a duo's number |
| 47% | FOUR | 4 | (2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result |
| 45% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 45% | YOUR | 4 | "How to Train ___ Dragon," 2010 animated film ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 44% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 44% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual New Year's Day spectacle ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 44% | ONEONE | 6 | Date on New Year's Day |
| 43% | STORYTIME | 9 | Part of a preschooler's day |
| 43% | HANGOVER | 8 | Feeling on New Year's Day, for many |
| 42% | FLOAT | 5 | Part of a parade |
| 42% | NAPTIME | 7 | Important part of a toddler's day |
| 42% | ROSE | 4 | ___ Parade, annual New Year's Day parade in California that is known for its floral-covered floats and marching bands |
| 42% | TET | 3 | Vietnamese New Year, celebrated on the first day of the Lunar calendar |
| 42% | EVE | 3 | New Year's ___ (final day of the year) |
| 41% | ROSEPETALS | 10 | Post-parade debris in Pasadena on New Year's Day |
| 41% | NIXINGBOWLS | 11 | Refusing to watch football on New Year's Day? |
| 41% | ONE | 3 | (5/5) End of a New Year's countdown...or the number that follows 31 on the calendar |
| 41% | LAP | 3 | Part of a person's body that a pet might sit on |
| 41% | ERRORPAGE | 9 | Part of a Web site that’s rarely navigated to on purpose |
| 40% | SPINE | 5 | Visible part of a book that's on a shelf |
| 40% | HOUR | 4 | Part of a day |
| 40% | MANE | 4 | Part of a pride parade? |
| 40% | SEM | 3 | Part of a sch. year |
| 40% | NAPTIME | 7 | Part of a preschool day |
| 40% | MOS | 3 | Parts of a year: Abbr. |
| 40% | HRS | 3 | Parts of a day (Abbr.) |