| 100% | BBS | 3 | Ralphie's ammo in 1983's "A Christmas Story" |
| 63% | REDRYDER | 8 | Ralphie's wish in "A Christmas Story" |
| 56% | AIRRIFLE | 8 | What Ralphie wants for Christmas in “A Christmas Story” |
| 55% | YOULL | 5 | With 21 Across, 3 Down, 8 Down, and 20 Down, response to Ralphie's request for a BB gun in "A Christmas Story" |
| 55% | FLAGPOLE | 8 | Flick's tongue froze to this in A Christmas Story |
| 54% | SNOWSUIT | 8 | Winter clothing worn by Ralphie's brother Randy that inhibits his movement, in "A Christmas Story" |
| 54% | REDRYDER | 8 | BB gun Ralphie covets in "A Christmas Story" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | BBGUN | 5 | Gift coveted by Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SANTASLAP | 9 | Where Ralphie sits briefly in "A Christmas Story" |
| 53% | FARKUS | 6 | Scut ___, villain in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" who is played by Zack Ward |
| 53% | BBGUN | 5 | Dangerous toy wanted by Ralphie in "A Christmas Story": 2 wds. |
| 52% | MAGI | 4 | Trio in a Christmas story |
| 52% | REDRYDER | 8 | Brand of BB gun Ralphie wants, in "A Christmas Story": 2 wds. |
| 52% | MAGI | 4 | Wise men in a Christmas story |
| 52% | OVALTINE | 8 | "Be sure to drink your ___" (secret message Ralphie decodes in "A Christmas Story") |
| 51% | BBGUN | 5 | Gift that Ralphie really wants in "A Christmas Story": 2 wds. |
| 50% | MAGI | 4 | The three wise men in a Christmas story |
| 49% | LEG | 3 | Shape of a lamp in "A Christmas Story" |
| 48% | LEG | 3 | Shape of a fragile lamp in "A Christmas Story" |
| 47% | MARLEY | 6 | The ghost in the story A Christmas Carol: Jacob __ |
| 46% | NICOLE | 6 | Kidman who debuted in 1983's "Bush Christmas" |
| 45% | BBS | 3 | Shots in "A Christmas Story" |
| 44% | BBGUN | 5 | Requested gift in "A Christmas Story" |
| 43% | BBGUN | 5 | Requested gift in "A Christmas Story" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MIRACLE | 7 | "It's a Christmas ___!" (some yuletide story endings) |
| 42% | LEG | 3 | Shape of an iconic lamp in "A Christmas Story" |
| 42% | PEAR | 4 | Partridge's tree, in a Christmas song |
| 42% | GAYAPPAREL | 10 | It's donned in a Christmas song |
| 42% | PEAR | 4 | Partridge's tree, in a Christmas carol |
| 42% | FEZZIWIG | 8 | Mr —, character in Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol for whom Scrooge worked as an apprentice |