| 100% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___" (O. Henry short story) |
| 94% | MAGI | 4 | O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the ___" |
| 90% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___," O. Henry story |
| 86% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___," story by O. Henry |
| 83% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___" (O. Henry story) |
| 77% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___" O. Henry's |
| 76% | GIFT | 4 | "The ___ of the Magi" (O. Henry short story) |
| 71% | MAGI | 4 | O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" |
| 71% | MAGI | 4 | O. Henry's "The Gift of the ____" |
| 68% | IRONIC | 6 | Like O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 67% | FOB | 3 | A gift in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 66% | IRONY | 5 | Literary effect in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 66% | IRONY | 5 | Literary device in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 66% | OHENRY | 6 | Famed short story writer behind "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 64% | MAGI | 4 | O.Henry's "The Gift of the ___" |
| 58% | IRONY | 5 | Unexpected twist, as in an O. Henry short story |
| 57% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 57% | ASET | 4 | Frank O'Connor short story collection "___ of Variations" |
| 57% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil," 1915 short story by H.G. Wells |
| 56% | ANTS | 4 | "The Empire of the ___" (H.G. Wells short story) |
| 55% | ENG | 3 | The "E" of OED, for short |
| 55% | RED | 3 | "The Masque of the ___ Death" (Edgar Allan Poe short story) |
| 55% | GOGOL | 5 | Writer of the short story "The Overcoat" |
| 54% | CAT | 3 | The title character of the short story “Tobermory,” for one |
| 54% | DISASTERAREA | 12 | The —, 1967 volume of short stories by J G Ballard |
| 54% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 54% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author who won a 1987 O. Henry Award for her short story "Fleur": 2 wds. |
| 54% | POE | 3 | Author of the short story "Loss of Breath" |