| 100% | INA | 3 | "Away ___ Manger" (Christmas carol): 2 wds. |
| 83% | TINYTIM | 7 | Boy in "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |
| 82% | TINYTIM | 7 | Sickly child in "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |
| 79% | TINYTIM | 7 | Young character in 18-/41-Across' "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |
| 75% | TINYTIM | 7 | "A Christmas Carol" boy who uses a crutch: 2 wds. |
| 73% | BOBCRATCHIT | 11 | "A Christmas Carol" father (2 wds.) |
| 72% | FAIRYTALES | 10 | Books that depict an imaginary tale with a moral lesson like Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |
| 71% | TINYTIM | 7 | Bob Cratchit's son in "A Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 69% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | Actor who played Ebenezer Scrooge in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | CHARLESDICKENS | 14 | 19th-century author whose novella "A Christmas Carol" has had numerous film and TV adaptations: 2 wds. |
| 68% | INA | 3 | "Away ___ Manger": 2 wds. |
| 67% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | Actor who played Scrooge in 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 67% | ALASTAIRSIM | 11 | Actor who played Ebenezer Scrooge in 1951's "A Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 67% | INA | 3 | "Away ___ Manger" (Christmas carol) |
| 63% | SILENTNIGHT | 11 | Popular Christmas carol by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr...and a hint to solve 28a, 41a, 52a, 6d, and 35d: 2 wds. |
| 62% | TINYTIM | 7 | Boy in "A Christmas Carol" who says, "God bless us, every one!" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | TINYTIM | 7 | Lad in "A Christmas Carol" who says, "God bless us, every one!" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | SANTACLAUS | 10 | Christmas visitor: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SILENTNIGHT | 11 | Christmas carol with the lyrics "Round yon virgin mother and child / Holy infant so tender and mild" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ATSEA | 5 | Away from shore: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TOSSOUT | 7 | Throw away: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ATIT | 4 | Toiling away: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SCAREOFF | 8 | Frighten away: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ATONCE | 6 | Right away: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LITUP | 5 | Like a Christmas tree: 2 wds. |
| 53% | YULELOG | 7 | Fireplace wood at Christmas: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TURNTAIL | 8 | Run away in embarrassment: 2 wds. |
| 53% | AWAYINAMANGER | 13 | Christmas carol with the lyrics "Bless all the dear children / In your tender care" (4 wds.) |
| 53% | AWAY | 4 | "___ in a Manger" (Christmas carol) |
| 51% | ONIT | 4 | "Doing it right away!": 2 wds. |