| 100% | EID | 3 | This could be "___ al-Adha" and falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, lasting for four days |
| 42% | OCTOBER | 7 | Halloween is on the last day of this month |
| 39% | ADAR | 4 | Moses is reputed to have been born and to have died on the seventh day of this month |
| 38% | TUE | 3 | 2/22/2022 aptly fell on this day of the week, for short |
| 37% | HEAT | 4 | ___ day, sunstroke-prevention precautionary measure and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 37% | GOLDRINGS | 9 | These were received on the fifth day of Christmas |
| 37% | PARENT | 6 | ___-teacher meeting, student performance discussion, and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 36% | SNOW | 4 | ___ day, cold weather precaution and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 36% | FIRE | 4 | ___ drill, safety exercise and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 36% | FEB | 3 | Only mo. that can begin and end on the same day of the week |
| 36% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 35% | GETPLAYED | 9 | Fall for it, or what can happen to the last words of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across |
| 35% | LEAVEITTOBEAVER | 15 | This and Sputnik 1 were launched on the same day |
| 35% | FIST | 4 | The last parts of 20- and 60-Across and 10- and 36-Down are things you can do with this |
| 35% | BIRDS | 5 | On the fourth day of Christmas, your true love may send you these four calling "avians" |
| 34% | OCTOBER | 7 | The last day of this month is Halloween |
| 34% | BIGTOE | 6 | On the Statue of Liberty, this digit is over four feet long |
| 34% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 34% | DANCING | 7 | The ladies were doing this on 9th day of Christmas |
| 34% | WED | 3 | Day of the wk. on which this puzzle was released |
| 33% | ZAMBIA | 6 | Victoria Falls is on the border of Zimbabwe and __ |
| 33% | MENORAH | 7 | Candles on this are lit on the days of Hanukkah |
| 33% | TAPS | 4 | Link to this solo (and a copy of the words, too) can be found on the Army Study Guide website |
| 33% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 33% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 33% | BREAKIN | 7 | On a new Tesla, this period is still needed for the tires and gearbox |
| 32% | SABBATH | 7 | The child born on this day is bonny and blithe |
| 32% | ECLIPSE | 7 | This was Total and of the Heart, for Bonnie Tyler |
| 32% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | I was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and am known for my beauty |
| 32% | MULLIGANS | 9 | These might be given on a golf course, after the ends of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |