| 100% | SILENTNIGHT | 11 | Popular Christmas carol by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr...and a hint to solve 28a, 41a, 52a, 6d, and 35d: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HARRYPOTTER | 11 | Famed wizard at Hogwarts who was born on July 31st... and a hint to solve 27a, 31a, 45a, and 44d: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | TV show with an iconic yellow family whose members are a hint to solve 17a, 30a, 8d and 25d: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NUMBERS | 7 | Singers' selections...and a hint to solve 20a, 43a, 51a, 6d, 24d, and 45d |
| 28% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NIGHT | 5 | *"Saturday ___ Theatre," British TV anthology series...and a hint to solve 20a, 28a, 48a, 22d, and 55d |
| 28% | CINDERELLA | 10 | Popular rags-to-riches folk tale ... or a hint to solve 13a, 15a, 45a, 27d, and 30d |
| 26% | ALLA | 4 | "... and to ___ good night" (line from a Christmas poem): 2 wds. |
| 25% | GROUNDHOG | 9 | "Happy ___ Day (woodchuck)!", a tradition that's also the name of a popular 1993 Bill Murray film... and a hint to solve 20a, 26a, 40a, 46a, and 10d |
| 25% | AIRLIFTS | 8 | Some special deliveries, and a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 25% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 25% | LETDOWNYOURHAIR | 15 | Words to Rapunzel, and a hint to solving four puzzle answers |
| 25% | SPLIT | 5 | Small wine bottle, and a hint to solving the starred clues |
| 24% | WHATSUP | 7 | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes, and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| 24% | CHANGETHESUBJECT | 16 | Switch topics, and a hint to solving this puzzle's theme answers |
| 24% | TAKEON | 6 | "___ Me," a song by the popular '80s band A-Ha from their album "Hunting High and Low:" 2 wds. |
| 24% | DROPZONE | 8 | Certain delivery location, and a hint to solving six answers in this puzzle |
| 24% | THELITTLE | 9 | "___ Drummer Boy," a popular Christmas song which has been covered by several artists over several decades: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ALEXANDER | 9 | "The Great" King of Macedonia... and a hint to solve 23a, 36a, 7d, and 26d |
| 24% | MAMMOTH | 7 | *Woolly ___, extinct gigantic tusker...and a hint to solve 16a, 33a, 11d, 15d, and 44d |
| 24% | CONDENSEDMILK | 13 | Ingredient of sweetened Thai tea, and a hint to solving some squares in this puzzle |
| 24% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 24% | TOPGEAR | 7 | Popular BBC show, and a hint to 3-, 8-, 24- and 26-Down |
| 24% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Skill shared by bats and dolphins, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 24% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 Afrobeats song by Rema with a hit Selena Gomez remix and a title that says to relax: 2 wds. |
| 23% | QUICK | 5 | Fast and speedy... or a hint to solve 21a, 42a, 43a, 56a, and 51d |
| 23% | ALLISLOST | 9 | Cry of despair (and a hint to solving 17-, 26-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 23% | MALL | 4 | Shopping spree venue... or a hint to solve 14a, 37a, 46a, 49a, and 12d |
| 23% | CUTINFRONTOF | 12 | Annoy by jumping the queue, and a hint to the circled words |