| 100% | BARBINGCROSBY | 13 | Sticking the singer of “White Christmas” with a fishhook? |
| 50% | CALAIS | 6 | City with a view of the White Cliffs of Dover |
| 49% | ELF | 3 | Christmas movie with the quote "Son of a nutcracker!" |
| 49% | CLAYAIKEN | 9 | Singer with the double-platinum album "Measure of a Man" |
| 48% | DONNY | 5 | Singer Osmond who won a season of "Dancing With the Stars" |
| 48% | PORBEAGLE | 9 | Fast mackerel shark with a white area on the back of the dorsal fin |
| 47% | REBA | 4 | Singer McEntire with a "My Kind of Christmas" holiday album |
| 47% | PEPE | 4 | Singer Aguilar with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 46% | SNOW | 4 | The "white" of a white Christmas |
| 46% | COMMA | 5 | Orange and brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing |
| 46% | COMMA | 5 | Orange-and-brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing |
| 46% | CIDER | 5 | Christmas beverage with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 46% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer with a 2006 "Sounds of the Season" album |
| 46% | NYALA | 5 | Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck |
| 46% | CHAPPELLROAN | 12 | Singer with the debut album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess": 2 wds. |
| 45% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with a brown plumage and speckled wings associated with song The Twelve Days of Christmas |
| 45% | CROSBY | 6 | Surname of White Christmas singer |
| 45% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 45% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with the compilation "A Box of Dreams" |
| 44% | PINE | 4 | Christmas tree type with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |
| 44% | ANDREABOCELLI | 13 | Opera singer with a law degree from the University of Pisa: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PARTON | 6 | Singer with the 2020 album "A Holly Dolly Christmas" |
| 44% | DOLLYPARTONS | 12 | With 27-Across, Netflix anthology series dramatizing the stories behind some of a singer's songs: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TRAINEDSEAL | 11 | Coached the singer of "Kiss From a Rose"? |
| 43% | JENNIFERHUDSON | 14 | "Spotlight" singer with a memorable 2009 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEALED | 6 | "__ with a Kiss"; song of the '60s |
| 42% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 42% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 42% | COCKPIT | 7 | The part of an aircraft with a control panel |
| 41% | PROD | 4 | Nudge with a stick (anagram of "drop") |