| 100% | GREETINGS | 9 | Part two of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| 88% | SEASONS | 7 | Part one of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| 48% | CARD | 4 | Holiday ___, item sent out to wish dear ones during Christmas and New Year |
| 33% | MMI | 3 | New millennium year, or a part of 20-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 32% | DISAPPEARINGACT | 15 | Part of a magic show, and the key to understanding this puzzle's one-word clues |
| 32% | DELIVERY | 8 | Contactless ___, term popularized during the pandemic to mean a new way of receiving packages |
| 32% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual New Year's Day spectacle ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 31% | MICCHECKS | 9 | Utterances of "One, two, one, two," and a phonetic clue to four features of this puzzle |
| 31% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 31% | GASMAN | 6 | One who wears fireproof clothes, carries up to 95 pounds and is a crucial part of the pit crew |
| 31% | SEXANDTHECITY | 13 | Whence the line “Women come to New York in search of the two Ls: labels and love” |
| 30% | FELONY | 6 | For a class E one of these you could get up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine |
| 30% | CHRISTTHEREDEEMER | 17 | Facebook Status: "2016 Summer Olympics and a day trip to one of the new Seven Wonders of the World!" |
| 30% | HAND | 4 | Body part with fingers ... and something one uses to brush off imaginary dust from their shoulder in a gesture of confidence |
| 29% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 29% | TOCHERISH | 9 | To love and __, part of the wedding vows |
| 29% | ONE | 3 | Part of a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 29% | DIE | 3 | One of two needed to strike a coin |
| 29% | SLAY | 4 | One way to get rid of a dragon |
| 29% | TBAR | 4 | One way to the top of a mountain |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 28% | OBOE | 4 | One of two to four in a standard orchestra |
| 28% | PEETA | 5 | Part of a love triangle with Katniss and Gale |
| 28% | SPIT | 4 | One way to get rid of a watermelon seed |
| 28% | DEVOTE | 6 | To give a large part of one's time |
| 28% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 28% | GRAPES | 6 | Twelve ___, Spanish New Year tradition to bring in a year of prosperity |
| 28% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Part of a parade float on New Year's Day |
| 28% | DACTYL | 6 | A poetic unit of one long and two short syllables |
| 28% | ABE | 3 | One of two presidents between a James and an Andrew |