| 100% | PEA | 3 | It bothered a princess in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 63% | PEA | 3 | Cause of insomnia in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 52% | SWAN | 4 | Bird in a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 52% | THUMBELINA | 10 | Tiny girl who emerges from a flower in a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 51% | PEA | 3 | Sleep disrupter in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 51% | UGLY | 4 | Like the duckling in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 51% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable that's put in a stack of mattresses in a Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 47% | MATCHLESS | 9 | Christmas story by 25-Across/39-Across based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
| 45% | PEA | 3 | "The Princess and the ___" (Hans Christian Andersen story) |
| 45% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 44% | THEUGLYDUCKLING | 15 | Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 44% | THEPRINCESSANDTHE | 17 | Hans Christian Andersen story |
| 42% | CLOTHES | 7 | Hans Christian Andersen story The Emperor's New __ |
| 41% | REDSHOES | 8 | Classic Hans Christian Andersen story, with "The" |
| 39% | INCHWORM | 8 | Song about an insect in Hans Christian Andersen |
| 38% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen often read at Christmas |
| 38% | PEA | 3 | "The Princess and the ___" (fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen) |
| 38% | EMPERORS | 8 | "The ___ New Clothes" (short story by Hans Christian Andersen) |
| 37% | PEA | 3 | Princess's sleep preventer, in a famous story |
| 37% | PARABLE | 7 | Story with a lesson in it, Jesus told many |
| 36% | JASMINE | 7 | Princess in "Aladdin" or a flower known for its fragrance |
| 36% | ELABORATEDETAIL | 15 | A story might be told in it |
| 34% | PEA | 3 | "The Princess and the ___" (Hans Christian Andersen tale) |
| 34% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Swans," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that was adapted into a 1977 Japanese anime film |
| 34% | SHOES | 5 | "The Red ___," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired a 1948 British film starring Moira Shearer |
| 33% | THUMBELINA | 10 | Fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tiny girl that was adapted into a 1994 Warner Bros. film |
| 33% | LITTLEMERMAID | 13 | Musical based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NIELS | 5 | Farley Granger's role in "Hans Christian Andersen" |
| 33% | DEP | 3 | It's a plus in a bank acct. |
| 33% | TALE | 4 | Hans Christian Andersen offering |