| 100% | ATIME | 5 | "Once Upon ___" (ABC fairy tale drama): 2 wds. |
| 59% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Fairy-tale drama that premiered on ABC in 2011 (4 wds.) |
| 55% | ATIME | 5 | "Once upon ___ ..." (fairy tale starter): 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a Time" (ABC fairy tale drama) |
| 53% | THEEND | 6 | Final words of a fairy tale: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | "The sky is falling" fairy tale: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | Fairy tale character portrayed by 24-/37-Across in a 2012 film: 2 wds. |
| 50% | EVERAFTER | 9 | "Happily ___," words you would use to end a fairy tale?: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JIMINYCRICKET | 13 | 15-Across therapist's fairy tale counterpart (played by Raphael Sbarge): 2 wds. |
| 49% | EVILQUEEN | 9 | 15-Across mayor's fairy tale counterpart (played by Lana Parrilla): 2 wds. |
| 49% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | 15-Across schoolteacher's fairy tale counterpart, played by Ginnifer Goodwin: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC medical drama set in Seattle: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC medical drama starring Ellen Pompeo: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATIME | 5 | "Once upon ___": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Fairy tale opener (4 wds.) |
| 41% | SOAPOPERAS | 10 | Daytime dramas: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Ellen Pompeo that is set in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WINTERGARDEN | 12 | Novel by 29-Across that weaves a Russian fairy tale with a family's history (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SOBSTORY | 8 | Sad tale: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GHOSTSTORIES | 12 | Scary tales: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELLAENCHANTED | 13 | Fantasy comedy film starring Hugh Dancy and 44-Across as characters based on a fairy tale (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NOTBE | 5 | "It's Okay to ___ Okay": 2 wds. (Netflix drama) |
| 39% | INA | 3 | Once ___ lifetime: 2 wds. |
| 39% | INA | 3 | Once ___ while: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ONCE | 4 | The first word of a fairy tale, ___ upon a time |
| 38% | TRUELOVESKISS | 13 | Romantic moment that may happen in a fairy tale?: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Words you would use to start a fairy tale?: 4 wds. |
| 38% | THEGOODDOCTOR | 13 | ABC medical drama series starring Freddie Highmore: 3 wds. |
| 37% | ATIME | 5 | "Once upon ___..." (fairytale starter): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATIME | 5 | "Once upon ___ ..." (fairytale starter): 2 wds. |