| 100% | MOVIE | 5 | With 3-Down, time to gather and watch some Netflix |
| 40% | SERIES | 6 | With 68-Across, end to some bingeing, and what appears six times in this puzzle |
| 40% | OURBODIES | 9 | With 3 Down, groundbreaking book about health and sexuality |
| 40% | AMES | 4 | With 3 Down, where George Washington Carver went to college |
| 38% | RANDR | 5 | Time to chill out and de-stress: 3 wds. |
| 37% | NIGHT | 5 | Time to see stars ... and with 47a, a beloved Christmas carol |
| 35% | OMENS | 5 | Spilled salt and gathering clouds, to some |
| 35% | FACE | 4 | With 3-Down, jack, queen and king |
| 35% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | Superior to ... and what can go with the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down |
| 35% | PRINT | 5 | With 3-Down, newspapers, magazines and the like |
| 35% | YOURS | 5 | With 3-Down, polite end to a letter |
| 35% | UPFOR | 5 | With 3-Down, available to whoever wants it |
| 35% | THEDESCENTOFMAN | 15 | Darwin work ... with a hint to three consecutive letters in 3-, 4-, 7-, 9- and 11-Down |
| 35% | YOULL | 5 | With 21 Across, 3 Down, 8 Down, and 20 Down, response to Ralphie's request for a BB gun in "A Christmas Story" |
| 34% | PAPER | 5 | With 3-Down, tableware item unlikely to be washed |
| 34% | TROY | 4 | With 3-Down, unit equal to approximately 31 grams |
| 34% | OVERHEATS | 9 | Needs some time to cool down, say |
| 34% | SNAKE | 5 | With 3- and 4-Down, treacherous person |
| 34% | BIRD | 4 | With 3-Down, nature's answer to the alarm clock |
| 34% | ISITCAKE | 8 | Netflix game show where bakers try to fool judges with illusions: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HAPPY | 5 | With 3-Down, message to all from this week's visitor |
| 33% | RIGHTTURN | 9 | With 55-Down, sign at some corners, and a hint to four places in this grid |
| 33% | TIC | 3 | With 3 Down, Certs alternative |
| 33% | SANTA | 5 | With 3-Down, role for Tim Allen, Ed Asner and Leslie Nielsen |
| 33% | BATON | 5 | With 3-Down, Deep South birthplace of Randy Jackson and Don Lemon |
| 33% | NEW | 3 | With 7-Across and 5-Down, time to make resolutions |
| 33% | BEFORE | 6 | With 3-Down, features of some ads |
| 33% | SET | 3 | With ''to'' and 26 Down, pacify |
| 32% | IMAGINARYFRIEND | 15 | Childhood companion depicted five times in this puzzle, thanks to some Down clues |
| 32% | INERT | 5 | With 3-Down, those you're quite unlikely to get a reaction from? |