| 100% | DROP | 4 | With 5-Down and 2-Down, mess up at a critical moment ... or participate in a New Year's Eve tradition? |
| 37% | REUNION | 7 | A __ dinner is a New Year's Eve tradition in China |
| 37% | DROPTHEBALL | 11 | Mess up at a critical moment |
| 36% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? |
| 35% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | Crucial last moments in a game, or a popular New Year's tradition that involves shouting numbers backwards |
| 35% | FOUR | 4 | (2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result |
| 34% | SOBA | 4 | Toshikoshi ___, noodles eaten as a Japanese New Year's Eve tradition for a long and healthy life |
| 34% | BOSTON | 6 | First Night ___, a New Year's Eve artistic and cultural celebration, that was first held in 1975 |
| 32% | AULD | 4 | Word in a New Year's Eve song |
| 32% | PARTYHAT | 8 | Headwear worn at a New Year's Eve bash: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GOALS | 5 | What you score in soccer or hockey, or resolutions that are set as a New Year's tradition |
| 32% | CHOKE | 5 | Epic mess-up at a critical moment |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | Last number shouted in a New Year's Eve countdown |
| 32% | RING | 4 | Boxer's arena, or a New Year's tradition that announces the beginning of the New Year (with "in") |
| 32% | KISS | 4 | ___ cam, big screen moment captured between innings, or a New Year's tradition that is shared between loved ones |
| 31% | COLLARD | 7 | ___ greens (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 31% | ASHES | 5 | Drinking champagne with ___, unique New Year's Eve tradition |
| 31% | PEAS | 4 | Black-eyed ___ (food in a New Year's tradition) |
| 31% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a New Year's Eve Potato Drop |
| 31% | COUNTSDOWN | 10 | Does a New Year's Eve ritual starting with "Ten..." |
| 31% | BOISE | 5 | Capital city with a New Year's Eve Potato Drop |
| 30% | UNDERWEAR | 9 | Red ___, item worn by Italians as a New Year's Eve tradition for good luck |
| 30% | DOWN | 4 | Word with 5a to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
| 30% | COUNT | 5 | Word with 4d to mean a New Year's Eve practice |
| 30% | CHEERS | 6 | Rallying words from fans in the stands, or a cry to mark the New Year's tradition of raising glasses |
| 30% | SIS | 3 | Female sibling or someone to spend New Year's Eve with, for short |
| 29% | SIX | 3 | Half of a dozen or the next number in a New Year's countdown |
| 29% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FIVE | 4 | (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 |
| 28% | ALONG | 5 | "___ Way Down," 2005 novel by Nick Hornby which begins on New Year's eve: 2 wds. |