| 100% | FAIRYTALES | 10 | Books that depict an imaginary tale with a moral lesson like Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHRISTMASCAROL | 14 | "A ___," novella by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser: 2 wds. |
| 31% | INUSE | 5 | Like an airplane lavatory with a lit "Occupied" sign: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ONLOAN | 6 | Like a book that has been checked out from a library: 2 wds. |
| 30% | INACAST | 7 | Like an arm with a fracture that needs to heal: 3 wds. |
| 29% | INOT | 4 | Like a hockey game that needs an extra period to determine a winner: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JACKFROST | 9 | Famed 1979 stop motion animated Christmas TV special that tells the tale of a winter sprite: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FEZZIWIG | 8 | Mr —, character in Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol for whom Scrooge worked as an apprentice |
| 28% | WHITENIGHTS | 11 | 1985 drama that scored an Oscar and a #1 hit with "Say You, Say Me": 2 wds. |
| 28% | LITUP | 5 | Like a Christmas tree: 2 wds. |
| 26% | WINTERGARDEN | 12 | Novel by 29-Across that weaves a Russian fairy tale with a family's history (2 wds.) |
| 26% | LOVESTORY | 9 | Tale that might feature a meet-cute: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that comes from a keg: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ONESTOP | 7 | Like flights with a layover: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | Animated sitcom that debuted with a Christmas episode on December 17, 1989 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that comes out of a spout: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MENATALIE | 9 | 1969 movie about a woman who falls in love with an aspiring painter in Greenwich Village that marked Al Pacino's debut: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ASIS | 4 | Like an item offered for sale without a guarantee: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ONICE | 5 | Like unopened champagne that's waiting in a bucket: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TINYTIM | 7 | "A Christmas Carol" boy who uses a crutch: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TSA | 3 | @Ask___ (agcy. Twitter account with an avatar that depicts a speech bubble with a suitcase handle) |
| 25% | ONEWAY | 6 | Like streets with traffic going in just a single direction: 2 wds. |
| 25% | INSEASON | 8 | Like oysters during months that contain an R: 2 wds. |
| 25% | YESLETS | 7 | "I agree! That sounds like a great idea!": 2 wds. |
| 25% | ONICE | 5 | Like a Disney show with figure-skating characters: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BEFORESUNSET | 12 | Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy rom-com that begins with an author event in a bookstore (2 wds.) |
| 25% | IDO | 3 | "___ not have a problem with that all": 2 wds. |
| 25% | IDO | 3 | Words that are sealed with a kiss: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TINYTIM | 7 | Boy in "A Christmas Carol": 2 wds. |