| 100% | UGLY | 4 | ''The __ Duckling'' (fairy tale) |
| 100% | UGLY | 4 | Like the duckling in a fairy tale |
| 96% | UGLY | 4 | Like the duckling in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 86% | UGLY | 4 | "The ___ Duckling" (fairy tale) |
| 79% | UGLY | 4 | "The ___ Duckling" (a fairy tale) |
| 79% | UGLY | 4 | "The ___ Duckling" (popular fairy tale) |
| 76% | UGLY | 4 | Like a fairy tale duckling |
| 74% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 74% | UGLY | 4 | "The ___ Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale) |
| 73% | BEAUTY | 6 | 1790 French fairy tale, __ and the Beast |
| 73% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Old English fairy tale: Jack and the __ |
| 70% | HANSEL | 6 | "___ and Gretel," German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm |
| 70% | HOOD | 4 | "Little Red Riding ___," European fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 69% | SWAN | 4 | What the ugly duckling turns into, in a fairy tale |
| 69% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest |
| 69% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 68% | PERRAULT | 8 | Charles —, French author of fairy tales Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty |
| 67% | FROG | 4 | "The ___ Prince," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 67% | MUSICIAN | 8 | "The Wonderful ___," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 66% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen" fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired the Disney film "Frozen" |
| 65% | GOOSE | 5 | "The Golden ___," German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm |
| 65% | FEEFIFOFUM | 10 | Fairy tale chant from a giant ... or the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | BALL | 4 | Central event in the Cinderella fairy tale |
| 65% | PAPA | 4 | Daddy bear in the Goldilocks fairy tale |
| 64% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots, character from a fairy tale who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 63% | UGLY | 4 | "The ___ Duckling" (children's tale) |
| 63% | STORYTELLER | 11 | Someone who narrates a fairy tale ... or the title of Carrie Underwood's latest album |
| 63% | DONLEAVY | 8 | J P —, author of novels A Fairy Tale of New York and The Onion Eaters |
| 63% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character |
| 63% | BIG | 3 | ___ Bad Wolf, popular villainous fairy tale character who was mild-mannered in the "Shrek" franchise |