| 100% | MAGICBEANS | 10 | Source of a fairy-tale stalk |
| 70% | ONCE | 4 | Start of a fairy tale |
| 70% | OUT | 3 | "Straight ___ of a fairy tale..." |
| 69% | EVER | 4 | Penultimate word of a fairy tale |
| 69% | ONCE | 4 | First word of a fairy tale |
| 69% | UPON | 4 | Second word of a fairy tale |
| 69% | AFTER | 5 | Last word of a fairy tale |
| 69% | BEAR | 4 | Member of a fairy tale trio |
| 69% | BEAR | 4 | One of a fairy tale threesome |
| 69% | CRUMB | 5 | Part of a fairy tale trail |
| 69% | HERO | 4 | Protagonist of a fairy tale, say |
| 69% | END | 3 | Last word of a fairy tale |
| 69% | ONCE | 4 | First word of a fairy tale, often |
| 69% | UPON | 4 | Second word of a fairy tale, often |
| 69% | END | 3 | Last word of a fairy tale, often |
| 69% | ONCE | 4 | First word of a fairy tale, typically |
| 69% | AFTER | 5 | Last word of a fairy tale, often |
| 69% | GRETEL | 6 | Gingerbread house escapee of a fairy tale |
| 68% | THEEND | 6 | Final words of a fairy tale: 2 wds. |
| 67% | UPON | 4 | Word in the first sentence of a fairy tale |
| 67% | THE | 3 | With 56-Across, last words of a fairy tale |
| 67% | THE | 3 | With 60-Across, last words of a fairy tale |
| 66% | ONCE | 4 | The first word of a fairy tale, ___ upon a time |
| 63% | HIPPYENDING | 11 | Feature of a fairy tale that closes with "Groovy!" or "Peace, Love, and Harmony?" |
| 60% | OSOS | 4 | "Ricitos de Oro y los Tres ___" (Spanish translation of a fairy tale involving a famous taste test) |
| 60% | GRETEL | 6 | Outsmarter of a fairy-tale witch |
| 60% | PAPABEAR | 8 | One of a fairy-tale trio |
| 60% | DWARF | 5 | One of a fairy-tale seven |
| 58% | FUM | 3 | Part of a fairy-tale giant’s chant |
| 58% | LONGAGO | 7 | Time of many a fairy tale |