| 100% | TINDERBOX | 9 | Andersen's tale of a firestarter and three dogs |
| 46% | MATCHGIRL | 9 | Little __, Andersen's tale of a dying street child |
| 43% | IDTAG | 5 | Holder of a dog's name and owner info |
| 41% | CHA | 3 | Part of a shuffle and three steps |
| 39% | LORDOFTHEFLIES | 14 | Tale of a Piggy's plight |
| 38% | DORGI | 5 | Dog mix of a dachshund and corgi |
| 38% | ODYSSEY | 7 | Homer's tale of a trip to Ithaca |
| 37% | IDIOT | 5 | Teller of a tale "full of sound and fury," per Macbeth |
| 37% | IDIOT | 5 | Teller of a tale “full of sound and fury,” per Macbeth |
| 37% | POTATO | 6 | Follower of one, two and three in a children's rhyme |
| 37% | REDSHOES | 8 | Andersen's tale of dancing feet in bright footwear |
| 37% | SHAMROCK | 8 | A three-lobed clover and a shade of green |
| 37% | ALCHEMIST | 9 | Paulo Coelho's tale of a shepherd boy, The __ |
| 37% | SALEMSCLOT | 10 | Stephen King's tale of a witch town cardiologist? |
| 37% | HIDDENCARBS | 11 | Bane of a ketogenic diet, and what three long puzzle answers contain |
| 37% | PAPA | 4 | One of three bears in a fairy tale |
| 37% | RAISINGTHEFLAG | 14 | Activity depicted in a famous 2/23/1945 photograph ... and in three of this puzzle's answers |
| 36% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest of the Three Bears, in a fairy tale |
| 36% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest of three bears, in a popular fairy tale |
| 36% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | Non-fictional tale of a famous person's life |
| 36% | WOLFHOUND | 9 | Large Irish dog, a symbol of nobility and loyalty |
| 36% | HIPPYENDING | 11 | Feature of a fairy tale that closes with "Groovy!" or "Peace, Love, and Harmony?" |
| 36% | BECAUSE | 7 | "___ of Winn-Dixie" (film featuring AnnaSophia Robb and a stray dog) |
| 35% | TAIL | 4 | Part of its body that a dog wags and chases |
| 35% | CHARMING | 8 | Prince of a children's tale |
| 35% | TSP | 3 | One of a tbsp.'s three |
| 35% | IMMAD | 5 | Interpretation of a dog's growl |
| 35% | WAGS | 4 | Shakes of a dog's tail |
| 35% | ARF | 3 | Sound of a dog's bark |
| 35% | RIN | 3 | Part of a dog's name |