| 100% | CINNAMON | 8 | Spice used in some "rolls" that may remind you of the holidays |
| 64% | CIDER | 5 | Christmas beverage with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 63% | NUTMEG | 6 | Sprinkled eggnog flavor that may remind you of the holidays |
| 63% | PEPPERMINT | 10 | Candy cane flavor that may remind you of the holidays |
| 61% | PINE | 4 | Christmas tree type with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 53% | CABLE | 5 | Streaming alternative that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 52% | EMMY | 4 | Award for sitcoms and soaps that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 52% | REMOTE | 6 | Channel changer with many buttons that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 51% | SHOW | 4 | Another word for a binge-worthy series that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 49% | MYRRH | 5 | One of the gifts of the Magi with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 47% | SCROLL | 6 | Roll of parchment for writing that may be used in the "Harry Potter" universe |
| 45% | PANG | 4 | Feeling that may remind you of food |
| 45% | BOOGIEMAN | 9 | The ___, nickname of the heavyweight boxer, Jesse Ferguson that may remind you of a mythical creature used to frighten children |
| 44% | JAVA | 4 | A programming language that may remind you of coffee |
| 43% | FRUITY | 6 | ___ Pebbles, colorful breakfast cereal that may remind you of beach treasures |
| 43% | FOREST | 6 | ___ Whitaker, "Bird" actor whose name may remind you of the jungle |
| 43% | BING | 4 | Microsoft's "search engine" that may remind you of Chandler from "Friends" |
| 42% | ANTENNA | 7 | Pointy signal-catching rod that may remind you of an old "idiot box" |
| 42% | RIVER | 5 | ___ Phoenix, "Stand by Me" actor whose name may remind you of the Nile |
| 42% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Baseball feat that may result in the situation you can spell using the deleted letters in this puzzle |
| 42% | CRUNCH | 6 | Cap'n ___, corn-based breakfast cereal that may remind you of an abs exercise |
| 41% | THIRTEEN | 8 | 1974 hit song by Big Star that may remind you of adolescence or an unlucky number |
| 41% | GLACIER | 7 | Cold natural phenomenon also called "river of ice" that you may see in the "Frozen II" movie |
| 40% | GINGER | 6 | ___ Rogers, "Kitty Foyle" actress whose name might remind you of a rooty spice |
| 40% | SEASCENTED | 10 | Like candles that might remind one of the beach |
| 40% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Language used in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| 40% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 39% | GHOST | 5 | The ___, nickname of the boxer, Robert Guerrero that may remind you of a white-cloaked house haunter |
| 39% | SNAP | 4 | Photo or video taken on the social media app Snapchat that you may use to keep in touch with your friend |