| 100% | MATCHLESS | 9 | Christmas story by 25-Across/39-Across based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 60% | HIDDENSEE | 9 | Christmas story by 25-Across/39-Across based on "The Nutcracker" |
| 52% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen often read at Christmas |
| 49% | LITTLEMERMAID | 13 | Musical based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman: 2 wds. |
| 47% | FAIRYSKISS | 10 | The —, English title of the 1928 ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on Hans Christian Andersen tale The Ice-Maiden |
| 43% | SWAN | 4 | Bird in a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 43% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Swans," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that was adapted into a 1977 Japanese anime film |
| 43% | SHOES | 5 | "The Red ___," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired a 1948 British film starring Moira Shearer |
| 42% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 42% | THUMBELINA | 10 | Fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tiny girl that was adapted into a 1994 Warner Bros. film |
| 41% | THUMBELINA | 10 | Tiny girl who emerges from a flower in a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 40% | PEA | 3 | Sleep disrupter in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 40% | PEA | 3 | Cause of insomnia in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 40% | PEA | 3 | It bothered a princess in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 40% | UGLY | 4 | Like the duckling in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 40% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DUCKLING | 8 | Ugly __, animal tale by Hans Christian Andersen |
| 39% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen |
| 39% | BABETTESFEAST | 13 | Oscar-winning film directed by Gabriel Axel based on a short story by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FROZEN | 6 | Disney's take on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen" |
| 39% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me" (Rob Reiner film based on a Stephen King short story) |
| 38% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable that's put in a stack of mattresses in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 38% | ELSA | 4 | “Frozen” character based loosely on Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen |
| 38% | BAMBI | 5 | 1942 Walt Disney animation based on a story by Felix Salten |
| 37% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 spy thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck, based on a true story |
| 37% | BAMBI | 5 | 1942 Walt Disney film animation based on a story by Felix Salten |
| 37% | AWAYFROMHER | 11 | *2007 movie based on a New Yorker short story by Alice Munro |
| 37% | THESWIMMER | 10 | *1968 movie based on a New Yorker short story by John Cheever |
| 37% | DEAD | 4 | "The ___," 1987 film directed by John Huston which is based on a short story by James Joyce |
| 37% | MATCHGIRL | 9 | "The Little ___," children's Christmas-themed book by Hans Christian Andersen: 2 wds. |