| 100% | CAROL | 5 | "A Christmas ___," 1843 novella by Charles Dickens whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 62% | DALLOWAY | 8 | "Mrs. ___," 1925 novel by Virginia Woolf whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 62% | SEIZE | 5 | "___ the Day," 1956 novel by Saul Bellow whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 58% | MAN | 3 | "A Single ___," 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 45% | VOLCANO | 7 | "Under the ___," 1947 novel by Malcolm Lowry whose final eleven chapters take place over a single day |
| 36% | CAROL | 5 | "A Christmas ___," novella by Charles Dickens |
| 35% | ACHRISTMAS | 10 | & 18D 1843 novella by Charles Dickens |
| 35% | BOBCRATCHIT | 11 | Employee of Scrooge in 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol |
| 35% | EBENEZER | 8 | & 8A Miserly central character in 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol |
| 34% | ULYSSES | 7 | Classic novel that takes place on a single day in Dublin |
| 33% | CAROL | 5 | "A Christmas ___," timeless classic novella by Charles Dickens about an elderly miser named Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 30% | WREATH | 6 | (1/10) "We'll decorate for Christmas over the next few days in DTC! Start by placing a ___ on the door!" (Yule garland) |
| 28% | JACOBMARLEY | 11 | Deceased business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol |
| 27% | CHRISTMASCAROL | 14 | "A ___," novella by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NICKLEBY | 8 | A novel by Charles Dickens: "Nicholas __" |
| 27% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 26% | SPA | 3 | Place to take a "me day" |
| 26% | CHIMES | 6 | "The ___," 1844 novella by Charles Dickens which begins on New Year's eve |
| 25% | BLUSTERY | 8 | "Winnie the Pooh and the ___ Day" (short film that takes place on a "Winds-day") |
| 24% | BLUSTERY | 8 | "Winnie the Pooh and the ___ Day" (story that takes place on a "Winds-day") |
| 24% | THEBATTLE | 9 | & 21A 1846 Christmas novel by Charles Dickens featuring the character Doctor Jeddler |
| 24% | OLIVER | 6 | Broadway musical about an orphan based on a novel by Charles Dickens |
| 24% | DORASPENLOW | 11 | First wife of David Copperfield in a 1850 novel by Charles Dickens |
| 24% | MERRILY | 7 | Nickname of a Sondheim show whose events take place in reverse chronology |
| 24% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 24% | TALE | 4 | "A ___ of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens |
| 24% | POSSESSED | 9 | Taken over, say, by a spirit |
| 24% | RUDGE | 5 | "Barnaby ___: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty," historical novel by Charles Dickens |