Some fairy tale characters

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  1. 1"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably
  2. 8Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarly
  3. 12In time
  4. 14Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood
  5. 15New York's ___ Valley
  6. 16Thawing
  7. 17Treat
  8. 18New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak
  9. 19Things that shouldn't be hidden
  10. 20Non-eco-friendly refrigerant
  11. 21Term in the bedroom, maybe
  12. 23Unite
  13. 24Two-pronged
  14. 26Metros in the 1990s
  15. 27"Wait just a sec"
  16. 29Cowboy's friend, informally
  17. 30Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie
  18. 31Finalized
  19. 34"You've got nothing to worry about"
  20. 36All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly
  21. 38Routine surfaces
  22. 39Browns, on a scoreboard
  23. 40Mathematics writer Gardner
  24. 41Words of endorsement
  25. 43Arrived
  26. 44Make-believe sorrow
  27. 46Cause of amusement to a vet, maybe
  28. 47Daredevil's calculation
  29. 48Some fairy tale characters

Down

  1. 1Did business with, in a way
  2. 2Blowgun projectile
  3. 3Words before "a penny" or "a treat"
  4. 4Fifth-most abundant element in the universe
  5. 5Lieutenant in "Catch-22"
  6. 6Into
  7. 7Breakfast dish that might go over well?
  8. 8How people get into a swimming pool, typically
  9. 9Yom Kippur observers
  10. 10Like the cheese in fondue
  11. 11Backdrop for many van Gogh paintings
  12. 12Blitzed
  13. 13___ pull-downs (exercise)
  14. 14Item in a list on the fridge, maybe
  15. 17Texas air hub, for short
  16. 18Silky-haired toy
  17. 21Start to give
  18. 22"Hey, no backing out now!"
  19. 25Still waffling
  20. 27Relatives of ottomans
  21. 28Texter's affectionate sign-off
  22. 29It's not fit for human consumption
  23. 31Cutting stuff
  24. 32Cuts a line?
  25. 33It takes two hands to show
  26. 34Musketeer's tool
  27. 35Nissan model
  28. 37Brings about, as havoc
  29. 38Less than milli-, more than nano-
  30. 40Paint option
  31. 42Metric for a venture capitalist, in brief
  32. 43Play (with)
  33. 45Calc. calculation

The answer to “Some fairy tale characters” in the New York Times crossword is DAMSELS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 18, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Some fairy tale characters” answer

DAMSELS (7 letters)

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Why the answer is DAMSELS

DAMSELS is the 7-letter solution that fits "Some fairy tale characters" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 18, 2026 (48-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DAMSELS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a young unmarried woman

When else has “Some fairy tale characters” appeared?

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April 18, 2026 (most recent) → DAMSELS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Some fairy tale characters”?

The answer is DAMSELS, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 18, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Some fairy tale characters”?

7 letters: DAMSELS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 18, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 48-Across.

Can “Some fairy tale characters” 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 April 18, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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