| 100% | NAUGHTY | 7 | Santa's lists include the nice and the __ |
| 54% | ISAW | 4 | "___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (Various, including The Ronettes and The Jackson 5) |
| 52% | LIST | 4 | Where Santa keeps track of the naughty and nice |
| 47% | NICE | 4 | The good part of Santa's list |
| 47% | NIMES | 5 | City in S France whose Roman remains include an amphitheatre and the Pont du Gard aqueduct |
| 46% | NAUGHTY | 7 | List of Santa's that's not nice |
| 46% | COTEDAZUR | 9 | Mediterranean area east of the River Rhone whose resorts include Nice and Cannes |
| 46% | NICE | 4 | Naughty and ___ (columns on Santa's list) |
| 45% | BARMENU | 7 | List including nachos, sliders, wings, etc. ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 44% | MARCCHAGALL | 11 | Artist whose works include 1929’s The Woman and the Roses |
| 44% | NICEST | 6 | At the top of one of Santa's lists |
| 44% | NICEST | 6 | Like the top names on Santa's list, perhaps |
| 44% | BRONX | 5 | The ___ (NYC borough that Showtime's Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are from) |
| 44% | CHAGALL | 7 | Marc —, artist whose works include 1929's The Woman and the Roses |
| 43% | WNBADRAFT | 9 | Selection process including the Sky and the Sun |
| 43% | AFC | 3 | Org. that includes the Texans and the Titans |
| 43% | WNBA | 4 | Org. that includes the Sun and the Sky |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | Org. that includes the Warriors and the Cavs |
| 43% | VIRGINIAWOOLF | 13 | "Mrs. Dalloway" author who also wrote children's stories, including "The Widow and the Parrot" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | NINA | 4 | One of Columbus's ships, along with the Pinta and the Santa Maria |
| 43% | FOUR | 4 | Fantastic ___, Marvel's superhero team whose members include Mister Fantastic and The Thing |
| 43% | PEARS | 5 | Fruits whose cultivars include the Comice and the Conference |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | League that includes the Warriors and the Cavaliers (Abbr.) |
| 43% | AFC | 3 | Conference that includes the Steelers and the Raiders: Abbr. |
| 43% | NFL | 3 | Group that includes the Bengals and the Bears: Abbr. |
| 43% | CGS | 3 | Meas. syst. that includes the erg and the dyne |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | Sports org. that includes the Warriors and the Cavaliers |
| 43% | HURRICANE | 9 | The list of names for this type of meteorological feature will include Nana, Omar and Paulette this year |
| 42% | CLEAN | 5 | Christmas is here! What can you do to be on Santa's nice list? (1/3) ___ up after yourself and don't leave a mess |
| 42% | ATRIA | 5 | Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center includes these, the Delta and the Cascades |