| 100% | PRINCE | 6 | The Frog __, an 1842 German fairy tale |
| 52% | HANSEL | 6 | "___ and Gretel," German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm |
| 51% | FROG | 4 | "The ___ Prince," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 51% | MUSICIAN | 8 | "The Wonderful ___," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 50% | GOOSE | 5 | "The Golden ___," German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm |
| 50% | WIFE | 4 | "The Fisherman and His ___," German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm |
| 45% | HANSEL | 6 | German fairy tale, __ and Gretel |
| 42% | BURGELTZ | 8 | Medieval German fairy tale castle near Koblenz |
| 41% | GOOSE | 5 | Golden egg layer, in a German fairy tale |
| 39% | BEAUTY | 6 | 1790 French fairy tale, __ and the Beast |
| 39% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Old English fairy tale: Jack and the __ |
| 39% | SOUR | 4 | Like the grapes in an Aesop tale |
| 39% | ONCE | 4 | The first word in many fairy tales |
| 38% | MOUNTAIN | 8 | "The King of the Golden ___," German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 38% | GRIMM | 5 | German fairy-tale surname |
| 37% | HOOD | 4 | "Little Red Riding ___," European fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm |
| 36% | OFFENBACH | 9 | German-born composer of The Tales of Hoffmann |
| 36% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest |
| 36% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 36% | PERRAULT | 8 | Charles —, French author of fairy tales Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty |
| 36% | MARINER | 7 | The Rime of the Ancient __, tale of an albatross |
| 36% | FOREST | 6 | *Pick the location for a fairy tale! "In an enchanted ___, far, far away ..." (tree-filled land) |
| 35% | KAISER | 6 | Name for an emperor during the German empire |
| 34% | PUMA | 4 | German footwear and apparel brand with an animal as the logo |
| 34% | FOREST | 6 | Pick the location for your fairy tale! (1/3) "In an enchanted ___, far, far away..." (tree-filled land) |
| 34% | SIRTHOPAS | 9 | Chaucer tale about the search for an elf queen |
| 34% | FEEFIFOFUM | 10 | Fairy tale chant from a giant ... or the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | PUSS | 4 | ___ in Boots, character from a fairy tale who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 33% | ONCE | 4 | The first word of a fairy tale, ___ upon a time |
| 33% | OCHS | 4 | Surname that's from the German word for an animal |