| 100% | LEMON | 5 | "The ___ Drop Kid," 1951 comedy about a con artist who is given a Christmas day deadline to pay off his debts |
| 31% | SISTERACT | 9 | Comedy about a singer who pretends to be a nun |
| 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% | LADYEVE | 7 | 1941 Preston Sturges comedy about a con artist and her father, with The |
| 30% | WENCESLAS | 9 | I am a "good" ruler from a popular Christmas carol who gives alms to the poor |
| 30% | SAUSAGEPARTY | 12 | Animated adult comedy film starring Seth Rogen, about a sausage who tries to discover the truth about his existence: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LETO | 4 | Jared ___, I'm the frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars and a film star born the day after Christmas. Who am I? |
| 29% | HUSTLE | 6 | 2019 comedy about a con artist played by Anne Hathaway, with "The" |
| 29% | BENNETT | 7 | Singer Tony who was given a tribute performance at the Grammys by his “Love for Sale” collaborator, Lady Gaga (April, 2022) |
| 28% | TOOTLE | 6 | Little Golden Book about a young train who likes to go off his tracks to play in a meadow |
| 27% | MIRACLE | 7 | "___ on 34th Street," 1947 movie about a mall Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus |
| 27% | PAWS | 4 | "___ of Fury: The Legend of Hank" (2022 animated film about a dog who wants to be a samurai) |
| 27% | JACK | 4 | I am the little boy Horner who stuck his finger in a Christmas pie |
| 27% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Connor, character who is a sidekick to the Terminator in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" |
| 27% | DERINGER | 8 | Henry, the gunsmith who gave his name to a pistol |
| 27% | NED | 3 | Groundhog Day character who, according to a fan theory, is actually the devil |
| 27% | BIEBER | 6 | Singer who gave his name to a "fever" in the 2010s |
| 26% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 26% | POOH | 4 | Kids' character who says "A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside" |
| 25% | FROSTY | 6 | ___ the Snowman, popular Christmas character, who can be brought to life by a magical silk hat |
| 25% | BIL | 3 | Cartoonist Keane who dropped the second “L” from his first name “just to be different” |
| 25% | HELLOSTRANGER | 13 | Katherine Center novel about a portrait artist who is diagnosed with face blindness (2 wds.) |
| 25% | MONET | 5 | Well-known artist who repainted some of his paintings in a bluer hue due to the effects of cataract surgery |
| 25% | ROSSETTI | 8 | Artist who was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelites |
| 25% | EDGE | 4 | "The Cutting ___," 1992 sports rom-com about an ice hockey player and a figure skater who are forced to team up for the 1992 Winter Olympics |
| 25% | STRO | 4 | "The Astronomical Kid" who is a rapper and is known by his stage name ___ |
| 25% | GLORY | 5 | "Blades of ___," 2007 sports comedy about two rival figure skaters who are forced to compete together at the World Winter Sport Games |
| 25% | DALI | 4 | Artist who co-authored a book about his mustache |
| 25% | LOTION | 6 | "Did you hear about the poet who liked to dip his work in moisturizer? It was poetry in ___" |
| 25% | SMALLWONDER | 11 | 1985 American science fiction comedy about a small girl who is a robot starring Tiffany Brissette: 2 wds. |