| 100% | MIRACLE | 7 | "___ on 34th Street," 1947 movie about a mall Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus |
| 47% | MIRACLE | 7 | "___ on 34th street," a 1947 classic about a Santa Claus lookalike |
| 37% | PETER | 5 | ___ Griffin, "Family Guy" dad who misuses his powers as a mall Santa, only to be confronted by the actual Santa for the troubles he caused |
| 37% | MIRACLE | 7 | __ on 34th Street, movie with Santa Claus |
| 35% | WISH | 4 | 2023 Disney movie about a girl who makes a plea to the stars |
| 35% | HER | 3 | 2013 movie about a man who falls in love with the voice on his smartphone |
| 35% | NICHOLAS | 8 | Saint who is said to be the basis of Santa Claus |
| 34% | ELVES | 5 | Characters who might be standing on either side of a mall Santa |
| 34% | BETTER | 6 | "___ Than the Movies," novel by Lynn Painter about a young woman who wants to make movie soundtracks |
| 34% | RANGO | 5 | Western-style animated movie about a chameleon who wants to be a hero |
| 33% | ELMO | 4 | Character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 33% | ELMO | 4 | Furry character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 32% | WRECKITRALPH | 12 | 2012 Disney movie about an arcade game villain who wants to be a hero |
| 32% | OMAR | 4 | Ilhan who was the first person to wear a hijab on the House floor |
| 32% | ART | 3 | ___ Vandelay, George's recurring fake character who turns out to be a real judge in the final "Seinfeld" episode |
| 32% | SEER | 4 | A person who claims to see the future |
| 32% | JANETHEVIRGIN | 13 | The CW show based on a Venezuelan telenovela about a girl who is accidentally artificially inseminated (3 wds.) |
| 32% | NINA | 4 | García who is the only person to be a judge on every season of "Project Runway" |
| 31% | DUVALIER | 8 | President who claimed to be a voodoo priest |
| 31% | RETTON | 6 | Gymnast Mary Lou who was the first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box |
| 31% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 31% | EDMUNDGWENN | 11 | "Mister 880" actor who won an Oscar for playing Kris Kringle in the 1947 Christmas classic "Miracle on 34th Street" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 31% | PAWS | 4 | "___ of Fury: The Legend of Hank" (2022 animated film about a dog who wants to be a samurai) |
| 31% | SEER | 4 | Someone who claims to be able to see the future |
| 31% | ELMO | 4 | Character who talked to his dad, Louie, about Black Lives Matter protests on a 2020 episode of Sesame Street |
| 31% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LAURA | 5 | Actress Dern who was announced to have a role in the next "Star Wars" movie |
| 31% | POWELL | 6 | Al ___, police sergeant who is a sidekick to McClane in the 1988 movie "Die Hard" |
| 31% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |