| 100% | PEERGYNT | 8 | Danish language fairy-tale play by Henrik Ibsen |
| 56% | PEER | 4 | & 21D 1867 verse play by Henrik Ibsen |
| 55% | PEERGYNT | 8 | 1867 verse play by Henrik Ibsen |
| 55% | ROSMERSHOLM | 11 | 1886 stage play by Henrik Ibsen |
| 52% | THEWILDDUCK | 11 | 1884 stage play by Henrik Ibsen first performed the following year |
| 52% | LITTLEEYOLF | 11 | 1894 play by Henrik Ibsen first performed in the following year |
| 52% | WILDDUCK | 8 | The —, 1884 stage play by Henrik Ibsen first performed the following year |
| 45% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | 15-Across schoolteacher's fairy tale counterpart, played by Ginnifer Goodwin: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GHOSTS | 6 | Henrik Ibsen play |
| 41% | PEERGYNT | 8 | Henrik Ibsen play |
| 39% | JIMINYCRICKET | 13 | 15-Across therapist's fairy tale counterpart (played by Raphael Sbarge): 2 wds. |
| 39% | EVILQUEEN | 9 | 15-Across mayor's fairy tale counterpart (played by Lana Parrilla): 2 wds. |
| 36% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen |
| 36% | GRIEG | 5 | Edvard —, Norwegian composer of the incidental music for Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen |
| 36% | FROG | 4 | "The ___ Prince," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 36% | MUSICIAN | 8 | "The Wonderful ___," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 35% | HOOD | 4 | "Little Red Riding ___," European fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 35% | ADOLLSHOUSE | 11 | Henrik Ibsen play about a woman trapped in an oppressive marriage: 3 wds. |
| 35% | SOLNESS | 7 | Halvard —, title character in Henrik Ibsen stage play The Master Builder |
| 34% | OTHELLO | 7 | Shakespeare play inspired by a Cinthio tale |
| 34% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | Fairy tale character portrayed by 24-/37-Across in a 2012 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MOUNTAIN | 8 | "The King of the Golden ___," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 33% | MALEFICENT | 10 | Powerful fairy played by Angelina Jolie |
| 33% | MALEFICENT | 10 | Evil fairy played by Angelina Jolie |
| 33% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen often read at Christmas |
| 32% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen" fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired the Disney film "Frozen" |
| 32% | HEDDAGABLER | 11 | Henrik Ibsen play whose title character manipulates others in order to fulfill her own desires: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PEER | 4 | With 32-Across, Henrik Ibsen play whose title character has a series of disastrous adventures |