| 100% | RINGIN | 6 | Welcome, as the New Year |
| 100% | RANGIN | 6 | Welcomed, as the New Year |
| 100% | RINGSIN | 7 | Welcomes, as the new year |
| 80% | SAWIN | 5 | Greeted, as the New Year |
| 80% | RINGIN | 6 | Greet, as the new year |
| 80% | RINGIN | 6 | Herald, as the new year |
| 80% | SEESIN | 6 | Celebrates, as the New Year |
| 74% | RINGIN | 6 | Welcome, as a new year |
| 74% | RINGSIN | 7 | Welcomes, as a new year |
| 74% | RANGIN | 6 | Welcomed, as the new 32-Down |
| 70% | USHERIN | 7 | Welcome, as a new year (2 wds.) |
| 68% | CHINESE | 7 | __ New Year, also known as the Spring Festival |
| 68% | FIVE | 4 | Last digit in the New Year we're about to welcome: 2025 |
| 63% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 2 wds. |
| 62% | POLKA | 5 | ___ dots, pattern worn on New Year's Eve in the Philippines to welcome prosperity |
| 60% | LOSEWEIGHT | 10 | Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 60% | RINGIN | 6 | ___ the new year (celebrate) |
| 57% | HEALTHIERPROPHETS | 17 | Astrology forecast for the New Year? |
| 57% | THAI | 4 | Like the New Year festival Songkran |
| 57% | SALUTE | 6 | Welcome as new instrument |
| 56% | NYE | 3 | Time around the new year, festively: Abbr. |
| 56% | TVSPECIAL | 9 | Seasonal festive broadcast at the New Year |
| 56% | SONGKRAN | 8 | Festival celebrating the New Year in Thailand |
| 56% | CHANGEFORTHEBETTOR | 18 | Gambler's desire for the New Year? |
| 56% | HOO | 3 | "Woo-___! Here's to the new year!" |
| 56% | TET | 3 | Vietnamese holiday to celebrate the New Year |
| 56% | CHAMPAGNETOAST | 14 | New Year's welcome, frequently |
| 56% | NETS | 4 | Team begun as the New Jersey Americans |
| 56% | INHD | 4 | Very sharp, as the newest TV series |
| 55% | AULD | 4 | Word with which to laud the new year |