| 100% | SHAGGYDOG | 9 | A silly or meaningless, intricate tale |
| 51% | INANE | 5 | Silly or meaningless |
| 47% | SAPPILY | 7 | In a silly or fatuous way |
| 46% | GRIN | 4 | Silly or a broad smile |
| 45% | INANE | 5 | Silly or pointless, as a conversation |
| 43% | CONTE | 5 | A short narrative or tale |
| 42% | YARN | 4 | Crocheting need, or a tall tale |
| 40% | TRIPE | 5 | Silly nonsense, or a dish made from cow stomach |
| 39% | DAFTEST | 7 | Most stupid or silly, like a brush |
| 39% | RETELLS | 7 | One who a tale again or differently |
| 39% | TROLL | 5 | Online bully or a fairy tale creature |
| 39% | TROLL | 5 | Fairy tale foe, or a troublemaker on Twitter |
| 35% | LEGEND | 6 | Folklore tale, or word that starts with the name of a walking limb |
| 34% | HIPPYENDING | 11 | Feature of a fairy tale that closes with "Groovy!" or "Peace, Love, and Harmony?" |
| 34% | ASININE | 7 | Silly or foolish |
| 34% | TWERP | 5 | A silly nobody |
| 34% | EPIC | 4 | Like a grand-scale tale or a grand-scale fail |
| 33% | STORYTELLER | 11 | Someone who narrates a fairy tale ... or the title of Carrie Underwood's latest album |
| 33% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 1950 Disney animated film based on a fairy tale, or its 2015 live-action adaptation |
| 33% | TWERP | 5 | Silly or annoying person |
| 33% | ASK | 3 | "___ a silly question ..." |
| 33% | ASK | 3 | "___ a silly question . . ." |
| 33% | WOVEN | 5 | Composed, as an intricate tale |
| 33% | SPUN | 4 | Told, as an intricate tale |
| 32% | ASININE | 7 | Silly or foolish, e.g. |
| 32% | CINDERELLA | 10 | Popular rags-to-riches folk tale ... or a hint to solve 13a, 15a, 45a, 27d, and 30d |
| 32% | LOONY | 5 | Silly or strange (rhymes with "moony") |
| 31% | ABSURD | 6 | Extremely silly or ridiculous |
| 31% | WACKILY | 7 | In a silly fashion |
| 31% | YOUNINNY | 8 | "What a silly goose!" |