Crossword Clue: Elsa's sister in 'Frozen'
Here's the answer to the Elsa's sister in 'Frozen' crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: ANNA
"Elsa's sister in 'Frozen'" points to ANNA, a 4-letter entry that starts with A and finishes on A and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into ANNA from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Anna is the optimistic younger sister of Queen Elsa in Disney's 'Frozen' (2013). Her act of true love, sacrificing herself for her sister, breaks the film's icy curse.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as ANNA are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 4-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Anna belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 4 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Elsa's sister in 'Frozen'"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make ANNA obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue ANNA — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Anna is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Elsa's sister in 'Frozen'' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in ANNA almost immediately."
- "Once the A was confirmed by the crossing word, ANNA was the only entry that fit."