| 100% | SNOW | 4 | What Syracuse, N.Y., once jokingly attempted to outlaw, after the harsh 1991-92 winter season |
| 25% | SPRING | 6 | The season right after winter |
| 24% | MIGRATE | 7 | What birds do to avoid the cold winter |
| 24% | AUTUMNAL | 8 | Relating to the season after summer |
| 23% | JOLLY | 5 | What "’tis the season to be," in "Deck the Halls" |
| 23% | HIBERNATE | 9 | What many animals do in the winter to save energy |
| 23% | HOMESTANDS | 10 | What ballplayers look forward to after playing on the road |
| 23% | TRUCKDRIVER | 11 | What each of the answers to the starred clues once was |
| 22% | RTE11 | 5 | Way from Syracuse, N.Y., to Harrisburg, Pa. |
| 21% | CBS | 3 | Network that plans to end the "Judge Judy" show in 2021 after its 25th season |
| 21% | MIAMIDOLPHINS | 13 | Only NFL team to win the Super Bowl after an undefeated season (2 wds.) |
| 21% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 21% | COLDTURKEY | 10 | What we ate after dad took the entree out of the oven early to watch the game? |
| 21% | NOHO | 4 | N.Y.C. neighborhood next to the Bowery |
| 21% | IRT | 3 | N.Y.C. line to the Bronx |
| 21% | DOWNFEATHERS | 12 | Warm winter coat contents ... or what is present in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 21% | NOHO | 4 | N.Y.C. neighborhood bounded by the Bowery to the east |
| 20% | WINTERARC | 9 | Season-long alternative to a New Year's resolution, or what the letters in the shaded squares represent? |
| 20% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Desserts flipped after baking, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 20% | SEANCE | 6 | Attempt to recall the passed? |
| 20% | POLEVAULT | 9 | Attempt to pass the bar? |
| 20% | LIMBO | 5 | Attempt to pass the bar? |
| 20% | ARTHEIST | 8 | Attempt to get the picture? |
| 20% | EARTH | 5 | What you might "come down to" after having your head in the clouds |
| 20% | AIM | 3 | Attempt to hit the mark, say |
| 20% | TRY | 3 | Attempt to make the team, with "out" |
| 20% | SPRING | 6 | Season after Winter |
| 19% | HIBERNATE | 9 | Ancient winter survival method of sleeping through the season, now replaced by sunny getaways to Cancun or Costa Rica |
| 19% | SCRAMBLEBANDS | 13 | College musicians making shapes on the field, or do what this puzzle does to the once-recognizable starred phrases |
| 19% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |