| 100% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | 29-Across's co-star in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| 58% | CAINE | 5 | Scrooge's portrayer in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| 58% | BAH | 3 | Exclamation in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| 57% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | Actor who played Ebenezer Scrooge in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | GONZO | 5 | Portrayer of Dickens in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| 52% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | Actor who played Scrooge in 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | THEGREATGONZO | 13 | Blue Muppet who plays Charles Dickens in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (3 wds.) |
| 50% | SESAME | 6 | With 29-Across, children's show starring Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch that debuted in 1969 |
| 50% | ELF | 3 | Christmas figure seen in the answers to 18, 29, 46, and 60 Across |
| 49% | CRATCHIT | 8 | Bob played by Kermit the Frog in “The Muppet Christmas Carol” |
| 48% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | 65-Across's co-star in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 48% | ROBERT | 6 | Mia's co-star in "The Great Gatsby" (1974) |
| 48% | AWAYINAMANGER | 13 | Christmas carol with the lyrics "Bless all the dear children / In your tender care" (4 wds.) |
| 48% | SEANCONNERY | 11 | 50-Across's co-star in "The Man Who Would Be King" |
| 48% | OLSEN | 5 | Mary-Kate and Ashley ___, twin sisters who starred in the Christmas themed film "To Grandmother's House We Go" |
| 48% | REESE | 5 | Joaquin's co-star in "Walk the Line" |
| 47% | NICKNOLTE | 9 | Robert Redford's "A Walk in the Woods" co-star (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SEANASTIN | 9 | Elijah Wood's co-star in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 47% | TINY | 4 | With 29 Across, ''A Christmas Carol'' boy |
| 47% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | "Sister Act" actress who played God in the films "A Little Bit of Heaven" and "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GONZO | 5 | Blue Muppet who portrays Charles Dickens in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| 46% | KERMITTHEFROG | 13 | Green Muppet who played Bob Cratchit in the 1992 film "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | DEPP | 4 | Johnny ___, who starred in the film "Edward Scissorhands," that is set around Christmas |
| 45% | FRAN | 4 | Drescher who starred in 2020's "The Christmas Setup" |
| 45% | SHIA | 4 | Megan's co-star in the "Transformers" series |
| 45% | ETHAN | 5 | Julie's co-star in the Before trilogy |
| 45% | LON | 3 | Chaney who starred in "The Phantom of the Opera" (not Webber's) |
| 45% | CHEWBACCA | 9 | Han Solo's co-pilot in the Star Wars films |
| 45% | LOY | 3 | Powell's co-star in the "Thin Man" films |
| 45% | ILANA | 5 | Michelle's co-star in the 2024 movie Babes |