| 100% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob —, German philologist who with brother Wilhelm is noted for a collection of fairy tales |
| 78% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob —, German philologist who, with brother Wilhelm, is noted for a collection of fairytales |
| 30% | MOHS | 4 | Friedrich —, German scientist after whom a scale for expressing the hardness of minerals is named |
| 30% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 30% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 30% | ARIANA | 6 | With 35-Across, singer of "Bang Bang" who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album |
| 29% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 28% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale boy who finds a gingerbread house with his sister Gretel |
| 28% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest |
| 27% | GRIMM | 5 | Brother with a fairy tale |
| 27% | RIIS | 4 | Jacob for whom a park in the Rockaways is named |
| 27% | THYESTES | 8 | Brother of Atreus with a Seneca play named for him |
| 27% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 27% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth, writer of A Tale For The Time Being |
| 27% | SNOW | 4 | "___ White" fairy tale about a girl who lived in a forest with seven dwarfs |
| 27% | YEW | 3 | A kind of wood that is used for bows (rhymes with "new") |
| 26% | RIIS | 4 | Muckraker Jacob for whom a park in Queens is named |
| 26% | BEAUTY | 6 | Sleeping ___, character from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 26% | NOEL | 4 | ___ Gallagher, English musician who was a part of Oasis with his brother Liam |
| 26% | EDWARD | 6 | With 38-Across, "Birdman" actor who is a United Nations Messenger of Peace |
| 26% | JOSEPH | 6 | Jacob's son who was given a coat of many colors |
| 26% | CARS | 4 | Group for whom "Drive" was a Top 10 hit, with "The" |
| 26% | SITE | 4 | Shorthand for a collection of web pages |
| 26% | PIRATE | 6 | (2/3) Fairy tale villain with an eye patch who's found on a ship, perhaps |
| 26% | POTION | 6 | (4/6) Magical fairy tale concoction that may be brewed in a cauldron (rhymes with "motion") |
| 26% | JAMES | 5 | With 34-Across, Ronald Reagan press secretary for whom a gun bill is named |
| 26% | HANSON | 6 | Musician Zac who is in a pop band with his two brothers |
| 26% | EVACUEE | 7 | Person who has been transported out of a war zone, for example |
| 26% | SPAHN | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Warren for whom a pitching award is named |
| 26% | ERIES | 5 | Members of the Iroquoian people for whom a Great Lake is named |