| 100% | PUP | 3 | What's usually in a "barking" Christmas present |
| 54% | COAL | 4 | What's in a naughty child's Christmas stocking |
| 49% | PARTRIDGE | 9 | First day of Christmas present in a pear tree |
| 48% | TAG | 3 | What a baseball rundown usually ends in |
| 48% | EYES | 4 | What a colon usually represents in an emoticon |
| 47% | SNOWMAN | 7 | What Frosty is, in a Christmas song |
| 47% | HAND | 4 | What's placed in a glove |
| 47% | FOOD | 4 | What's spread in a spread |
| 47% | GEAR | 4 | What's packed in a backpack |
| 47% | HAND | 4 | What's placed in a mitten |
| 47% | BLADE | 5 | What's inserted in a razor |
| 47% | CAIN | 4 | What's raised in a ruckus |
| 47% | ASH | 3 | What's left in a fireplace |
| 47% | NET | 3 | What's rustled in a swish |
| 47% | TUBA | 4 | What's deep in a pit? |
| 47% | TIN | 3 | What's mined in a stannary |
| 47% | NET | 3 | What's rustled in a swish? |
| 46% | TRICKYDICTION | 13 | What's involved in a tongue twister? |
| 46% | ETHOS | 5 | What's captured in a period piece |
| 46% | FOOD | 4 | What's thrown in a cafeteria fight |
| 46% | ATOM | 4 | What's split in a fission reaction |
| 46% | AIR | 3 | What's trapped in a soap bubble |
| 46% | ENGAGEMENTRING | 14 | It's usually presented in a small box, as seen six times in this puzzle's answer |
| 45% | ROPE | 4 | What's tugged in a tug-of-war |
| 45% | WORD | 4 | What's revealed in a game of hangman |
| 45% | TIE | 3 | What's broken in a sudden-death period |
| 45% | MESS | 4 | Untidy state of things, usually in a bachelor's room |
| 45% | TREE | 4 | What's usually outdoors, but indoors on Christmas |
| 45% | PUPIL | 5 | What's found in a classroom or the eye |
| 45% | LISLE | 5 | What's in many a glove |