Fairy tale fiend

Latest answer — July 13, 2026

21 Across

This creature might be grumpy, but they're sure to make for a giant of a story! 🧚

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Across

  1. 1Similar (to)
  2. 5Taters
  3. 10Whole bunch
  4. 14Titillating
  5. 15Over-the-top enthusiasm
  6. 16Ice cream holder
  7. 17Meccano offering for budding builders
  8. 19Taj Mahal city
  9. 20Catch red-handed
  10. 21Fairy tale fiend
  11. 22Ancient inhabitants of the Andes
  12. 23Ring-shaped coral reef
  13. 25Human's earliest phase, according to Freud
  14. 28Like the man on an annual People magazine cover
  15. 30Crimebuster
  16. 31Ann Patchett novel "___ Canto"
  17. 32Suffix with lemon or orange
  18. 33"Of course!"
  19. 34Relieves (of)
  20. 35Metaphorical Cold War barrier
  21. 38"Deadly" transgressions
  22. 40Structure for hydroelectric power
  23. 41Hypotheticals
  24. 42PC exit key
  25. 43No-good dog
  26. 44Watches on Hulu, say
  27. 48Small aircraft for short flights
  28. 51Beauty maven Lauder
  29. 52Three-note chord
  30. 53Christmas Eve service
  31. 55Laudatory verse
  32. 56Not as much
  33. 57Toys ... or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across?
  34. 60Polish for publishing
  35. 61Treat for Winnie-the-Pooh
  36. 62"Begone!"
  37. 63Spoonful of medicine, maybe
  38. 64Water or rust, chemically
  39. 65One who saves the day

Down

  1. 1Large venues
  2. 2Martial art in which folks get their kicks
  3. 3Refrigerator, quaintly
  4. 4Home of the Empire State Bldg.
  5. 5Unhealthy haze
  6. 6Mimic
  7. 7Indy racer Al or Bobby
  8. 8Yahtzee cube
  9. 9Was successful in musical chairs
  10. 10Minimal
  11. 11Woodsy abode
  12. 12Furious
  13. 13Sneaky types
  14. 18Ohio port on Lake Erie
  15. 22Co. with a lot of connections?
  16. 24Tall tale tellers
  17. 26Taiwanese computer giant
  18. 27Went ballistic
  19. 29Humorous parody
  20. 33"Dee-lish!"
  21. 34Expands, as dough with yeast
  22. 35Experiencing great difficulty
  23. 36Singer Vikki with three Grammys
  24. 37With a clean slate
  25. 38Avoided a trial, say
  26. 39Emphatic affirmative
  27. 43Common fish-and-chips fish
  28. 44Fixed at the vet
  29. 45Immediately
  30. 46Brooklyn's ___ Evers College
  31. 47Looks after
  32. 49Sew loosely
  33. 50Saudi neighbor
  34. 54Eyelid affliction
  35. 57Vietnamese soup with rice noodles
  36. 58Salmon on a bagel
  37. 59Suffix with bull or bear

The answer to “Fairy tale fiend” in the New York Times crossword is OGRE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 21-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Fairy tale fiend” answer

OGRE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is OGRE

This creature might be grumpy, but they're sure to make for a giant of a story! 🧚

What does OGRE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OGRE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • (in folklore) a man-eating giant

When else has “Fairy tale fiend” appeared?

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July 13, 2026 (most recent) → OGRE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Fairy tale fiend”?

The answer is OGRE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Fairy tale fiend”?

4 letters: OGRE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 21-Across.

Can “Fairy tale fiend” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 13, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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