| Fantasy baddie | Wall Street Journal | 30 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | Wall Street Journal | 25 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Seen in Pimlico: Greek giant (4) | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook heavy | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | USA Today | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Frightful figure in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 16 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Fiona, for one | Universal | 16 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant; gore (anag.) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Monster therefore must be driven back (4) | The Guardian Quick | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Monster therefore must be driven back (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant (4) | The Guardian Quick | 07 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | EverQuest monster | LA Times Daily | 06 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Giant in a fairy tale | Universal | 03 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Commuter | 29 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Newsday | 23 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant | Puzzler Backwords | 21 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Monster in a fairy tale | Universal | 09 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 09 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | New York Times | 03 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Fiend (4) | Mirror Quick | 31 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 31 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Beast roaming two thirds of Oregon | The Times Quick Cryptic | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Brute | LA Times Daily | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 19 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | LA Times Daily | 19 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Creature in Magic: The Gathering | New York Times | 17 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant (4) | Puzzler | 16 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Type of creature Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous person | USA Today Quick | 12 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Grimm beast | Wall Street Journal | 09 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 03 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Green folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster or ghoul, rather eerie originally | The Times Quick Cryptic | 31 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish boss | Newsday | 27 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Bad-tempered type | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 27 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | LA Times Daily | 23 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook baddie | New York Times | 22 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Scary fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is central to progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek's sort | LA Times Daily | 20 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Evil giant | Puzzler Backwords | 19 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Fairytale fiend like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Large fantasy antagonist | LA Times Daily | 17 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Monster held in so great a dread |  |  | 
          
            | Monster one may read about in Mother Goose |  |  | 
          
            | Make the giant go up again (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous beast | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 15 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Demon restrained by progressives (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel type so greedy in part (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Newsday | 07 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Heavy in a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddy |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook heavy | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | A monster, therefore, will make a comeback (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of fairy tales | Wall Street Journal | 30 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster therefore must be driven back (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | 28 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, by night |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster | The Telegraph Quick | 24 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Giant (4) | Mirror Quick | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant (4) | Puzzler | 18 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Cruel monster will go back again (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Green fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Family Time | 15 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Giant bad guy | Universal | 12 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Giant thus knocked back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek's species |  |  | 
          
            | Huge man, terrible rogue, missing university (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Newsday | 02 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Glimmer-gowk holds back monster | The Sun Two Speed | 01 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant | The Sun Two Speed | 01 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | USA Today | 29 May 2025 | 
          
            | Meanie | New York Times | 26 May 2025 | 
          
            | Tyrant also asking for trouble in the end |  |  | 
          
            | Giant for this reason makes comeback (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Scary villainous monster in folklore fairy tale (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster derives from Anglo-Greek characters (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 21 May 2025 | 
          
            | *Main character in "Shrek the Musical," based on 2001 flick |  |  | 
          
            | Wicked giant | Puzzler | 21 May 2025 | 
          
            | Baddie of legend |  |  | 
          
            | Folkloric fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Monster in two Greek tragedies (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | LA Times Daily | 19 May 2025 | 
          
            | Monster decapitated Roger at sea | The Sun Two Speed | 19 May 2025 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant | The Sun Two Speed | 19 May 2025 | 
          
            | Mean beast | Family Time | 18 May 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Newsday | 18 May 2025 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 18 May 2025 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 18 May 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Universal | 14 May 2025 | 
          
            | Brutish giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Newsday | 13 May 2025 | 
          
            | Troll or orc | The Sun Two Speed | 09 May 2025 | 
          
            | Giant blunder on pitch disheartened Ramsdale | The Sun Two Speed | 09 May 2025 | 
          
            | Cruel person helping to make progress | The Times Quick Cryptic | 08 May 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, for one |  |  | 
          
            | On the way back go on about a big fellow (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical boss | Newsday | 04 May 2025 | 
          
            | Oppressive person | Newsday | 01 May 2025 | 
          
            | Fearsome person (4) | The Times Concise | 01 May 2025 | 
          
            | One may eat people, so gets repelled? | The Telegraph Cryptic | 30 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Tyrant in progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Ugly fairytale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant | Puzzler Backwords | 24 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Universal | 24 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Ferocious domineering person (4) | Puzzler | 23 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Terrifying beast seen in fog regularly (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Green-skinned creature |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy monster | USA Today | 19 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Monster in fairy tales (4) | Universal | 19 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Dreaded figure | LA Times Daily | 18 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Mean giant | Universal | 09 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Troll | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Seen in Pimlico: green giant | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 08 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Universal | 01 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Family Time | 31 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Hideous baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Universal | 27 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 27 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Evil giant coming from gorge without force (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 24 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Universal | 22 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale figure | USA Today | 13 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Monster helping to make progress |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | EverQuest monster | Wall Street Journal | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | The giant therefore returns (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster dog replaced from within (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy monster | LA Times Daily | 05 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Hulking brute | New York Times | 05 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Cruel person | Wall Street Journal | 05 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Immensely bad character (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Nothing good about scary character (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 04 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Cruel character | Newsday | 02 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | In consequence, return as monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Roger loses the right to be big and monstrous |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 20 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Scary fairytale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Evil giant | Puzzler Backwords | 19 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Family Time | 16 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Meanie therefore in the ascendant (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | 15 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Meanie therefore in the ascendant (4) | The Guardian Quick | 15 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Commuter | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Bedtime story monster |  |  | 
          
            | A great character, possibly in panto (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A monster to make go back again |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Thomas Joseph | 11 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook baddie | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Gore (anag.) | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Try standing up again to someone fearsome (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 06 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Monster akin to a Japanese oni | New York Times | 04 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant | Puzzler Backwords | 02 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm figure | New York Times | 02 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | A beast like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel or terrifying person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale character turned up among smaller goblins (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fiona becomes one (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | Commuter | 30 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | Newsday | 27 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Giant of giant reputation, enormous for starters (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 27 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Family Time | 26 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Monster so twisted |  |  | 
          
            | Very hard-to-please person | Newsday | 23 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Newsday | 22 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Newsday | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, in ''Shrek'' | Family Time | 19 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | A monstrous giant makes the queen go back |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | Mirror Tea Time | 18 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of a boss | Newsday | 17 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fantasy creature | New York Times | 17 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 16 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | What is the people-eating giant in folklore? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | River god holds up this monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | EverQuest monster | LA Times Daily | 12 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Footballer's mistake concerning the monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | USA Today | 10 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Grimm beast | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Monstrous type blocking progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 05 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 05 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Monster therefore rises (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | 04 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Monster therefore rises (4) | The Guardian Quick | 04 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Reg is to get nothing for being such a big bully! |  |  | 
          
            | Grim-sounding character therefore upset? |  |  | 
          
            | Turn back on extremely repulsive monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant of popular folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Giant making some progress | The Sun Two Speed | 30 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant | The Sun Two Speed | 30 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Family Time | 30 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 27 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Monster | USA Today Quick | 26 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Terrible being so upset |  |  | 
          
            | Terrifying person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Tall monster in EverQuest | USA Today | 23 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale fiend like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressor | Newsday | 21 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant (4) | Puzzler | 19 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Frightening person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | Universal | 18 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 17 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 17 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 17 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Beastly male creature like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Newsday | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Man-eater | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Giant | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Therefore returning monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster scatters gore (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie | Universal | 11 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Mike Myers plays one in a popular franchise |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant | Puzzler Backwords | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Newsday | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | A dreaded person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Mean creature | Wall Street Journal | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Commuter | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Giant D&D creature | USA Today | 08 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | LA Times Daily | 08 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Legendary monster who is a large, hideous, man-like being (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fierce giant (4) | Puzzler | 06 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fantasy monster | LA Times Daily | 05 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace | Newsday | 01 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Newsday | 27 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 20 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek is one of these |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous giant (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Go back again, brute (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant monster like Shrek | Family Time | 17 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fearsome figure therefore returns (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 16 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | A monster spiller of gore |  |  | 
          
            | Big meanie | New York Times | 15 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Monster? I'm hesitating … turn back | The Times Quick Cryptic | 12 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Newsday | 11 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 10 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 10 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant (4) | Puzzler | 10 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Monstrous or cruel person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Universal | 10 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons beast | New York Times | 07 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | A giant, but getting progressively smaller? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | One with a fearfully big part in children's stories (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Frightening giant | Puzzler Backwords | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dreadful giant |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fairytale monster such as Shrek (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Progress masks tyrant (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional creature such as Mulgarath in The Spiderwick Chronicles (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek-like creature |  |  | 
          
            | Two grenadiers hiding a monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Some progress made by Shrek, for instance (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Long order regularly for monstrous figure (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Go back again to the monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | From the right, hence a monster | The Times Mephisto | 27 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Monster that helps us make progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Mulgarath of "The Spiderwick Chronicles," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant so backward (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel or frightening person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant therefore retreated | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 15 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | "Revenge of the Nerds" brute |  |  | 
          
            | Monster dog reeks inside (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant, troll (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish creature of kiddie lit |  |  | 
          
            | Dog really captured the fiend (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Hesitate? Just go! He's a monster! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | The monster is therefore, in Latin, to make a comeback (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore giant (*gore) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for example | Wall Street Journal | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Fairytale menace | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 28 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant such as Shrek (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Hence turned into a nasty person (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 17 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Japanese oni, e.g. | USA Today | 17 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Newsday | 16 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Big fellow so upstanding (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant invading Mexico - great! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Backward - hence a monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fierce giant | Puzzler | 12 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose" | New York Times | 12 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Unfeeling brute |  |  | 
          
            | Type of creature Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible boss | Family Time | 09 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Commuter | 03 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Monster fragments discovered in bullfrog reeds (4) |  |  | 
          
            | The inter governmental monster returns (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Green folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Scary fairy-tale character | Newsday | 28 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Gore-bespattered brute |  |  | 
          
            | Giant conger eel regularly escaping (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 28 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Oafish creature |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie | USA Today | 24 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Cruel character | Newsday | 22 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Troll's lookalike | New York Times | 22 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Newsday | 19 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Monster, therefore recoiling! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | We have the possession of us, or so it might appear (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Premier Sunday | 11 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Monster in a fairy tale | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 10 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute | Universal | 07 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Legendary giant (4) | Puzzler | 06 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Commuter | 05 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating menace | New York Times | 01 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant: terrible gore | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Mythical troll | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Monster of folklore | Newsday | 30 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Dreadful monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | Commuter | 25 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Scary brute | Wall Street Journal | 25 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Thick skin of orange poisoned monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful figure in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monstrosity |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Newsday | 21 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Folklore villain | Newsday | 17 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant (4) | Puzzler | 16 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 16 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Monstrous fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Fierce fairytale giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fire-breathing boss | Newsday | 14 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Extract from Othello - 'green-eyed monster' |  |  | 
          
            | Awesome character in two Greek plays |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of giant reputation, enormous for starters (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 09 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 07 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Green bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 07 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Commuter | 06 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Fairytale monster | The Telegraph Quick | 05 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Scary beast in fantasy stories |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant | The Sun Mini | 30 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Newsday | 30 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Oppressor | Newsday | 29 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Beastly creature in a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Scary beast |  |  | 
          
            | I rose to receive the king - a terrible person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | Mirror Tea Time | 24 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Grotesque fantasy figure |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 20 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Enemy of Hop-o'-My-Thumb | New York Times | 19 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Monster therefore on the way back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A fictional giant with a large head and strangely coloured skin (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Beast that's like an onion, according to Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 14 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale giant (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Monster is too greedy to some extent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Evil giant | Puzzler Backwords | 12 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | People eater (4) | The Guardian Quick | 10 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Monster conger eel sees regularly (4) |  |  | 
          
            | D&D monster | LA Times Daily | 09 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | In panto, great character (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek, say |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | You leave 10 across? What a monster! |  |  | 
          
            | Monster therefore is put up (4) |  |  | 
          
            | One spilling the gore of his victims? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant howler at Anfield? Reds' second half written off | The Telegraph Toughie | 05 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Fearsome giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous fellow of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome fairy tale monster | New York Times Mini | 01 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | Mirror Classic | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Giant blunder in defence concerning | The Times Quick Cryptic | 30 May 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Newsday | 28 May 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Universal | 27 May 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, perhaps? |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is a green ___ (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | New York Times | 22 May 2024 | 
          
            | Given in to green-eyed monster? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Quick | 18 May 2024 | 
          
            | Scary character | LA Times Daily | 16 May 2024 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster | New York Times | 14 May 2024 | 
          
            | Go back again - he's not nice to know! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster-therefore-returns-(4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster threat? Not a good look to change sides (4) |  |  | 
          
            | The oni of Japanese folklore, e.g. | New York Times | 08 May 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Newsday | 08 May 2024 | 
          
            | Beast in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Flesh-eating monster | The Sun Two Speed | 07 May 2024 | 
          
            | Seen in Soho: Greek giant | The Sun Two Speed | 07 May 2024 | 
          
            | Monster, giant (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Type of beast with a page on the website WikiShrek |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded person in progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale menace | Universal | 02 May 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | New York Times | 29 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Fantasy baddie | LA Times Daily | 28 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Fabled monster | New York Times | 28 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Dog really captured monster | Mirror Cryptic | 28 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Fiend | Mirror Quick | 28 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Go back again to monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Baddie that might live in a swamp |  |  | 
          
            | Ugly fairytale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Scary monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster in a magical forest, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | The Monster is not completely retrogressive (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook heavy | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Beast in the fairy tale Puss in Boots |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie | Universal | 18 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Monster note in Scandinavian currency |  |  | 
          
            | Gore (anag.) | The Guardian Quick | 18 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Folktale monster |  |  | 
          
            | The monster turns up in another gory story (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant D&D creature | USA Today | 13 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | It's non-u to use rouge, being a stern, monstrous person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Frightfully large fairytale character |  |  | 
          
            | Villain fancied to have a consuming interest in humanity (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | USA Today | 08 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Family Time | 08 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | New York Times | 08 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | So go back to the monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Family Time | 07 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Monster | Mirror Tea Time | 06 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Monster of popular legend (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster conger eel oddly vanishing | The Times Cryptic | 02 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Giant monster |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel beast in fantasy stories |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | New York Times | 26 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Go back again to evil giant (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Cameron Diaz' Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | USA Today | 21 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Onionlike one, per Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Large fantasy beast | USA Today | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | New York Times | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster, in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Child-eating monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fergus, Farkle, or Felicia from "Shrek," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" baddie | USA Today | 16 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Warthog returns because he is a bit of a monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Evil monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | USA Today | 10 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | He's monstrous and so backward |  |  | 
          
            | Brute | LA Times Daily | 06 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Troll | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Fiend in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Seen in disco: green monster | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Damsel intimidator |  |  | 
          
            | Dog reacting somewhat is monstrous type (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fierce folklore giant |  |  | 
          
            | The monster is therefore coming back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Giant thus stands up (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Gee the fish eggs gone by big monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. | USA Today | 25 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Antonym of "darling" | Newsday | 24 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Fearsome boss | Commuter | 24 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Mythological meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Bulldog repeatedly bites fiend (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Groaner ran away. What a monster! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale bruin | Newsday | 13 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | New York Times | 12 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Go up about monster (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Universal | 09 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | Mirror Classic | 08 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Monster makes some progress (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Frightening figure |  |  | 
          
            | Retrogressive character in fairy tales? |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Family Time | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | The monster returning in rather gory scene (4) |  |  | 
          
            | World of Warcraft beast | LA Times Daily | 02 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Reg, love, come round and see the monster! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 31 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, aflersunset |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, after sunset | LA Times Daily | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Newsday | 23 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Beastly creature in a children's story |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary monster | The Guardian Weekend | 20 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Frightening giant | Puzzler Backwords | 15 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Fierce giant (4) | Puzzler | 13 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Grimm beast | Universal | 12 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Brute from "Revenge of the Nerds" | Universal | 11 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | LA Times Daily | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Monster squashing orange after discarding central portion (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | Universal | 05 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Giant blunder in field, Rome rescinding order | The Times Cryptic | 05 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Not-so-friendly giant in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Creature with onion like layers, according to Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Creature with onionlike layers, according to Shrek | USA Today | 02 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Monster looking down on you, so looking up! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Newsday | 01 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | In folklore, a giant who eats humans (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 28 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | One considered monstrous is therefore sent back |  |  | 
          
            | Angry beast in an enchanted forest |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona, eventually |  |  | 
          
            | Story time monster | New York Times | 12 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Meanie | Commuter | 09 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Monstrous or ghoul recently exorcised, for starters (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish monster | Wall Street Journal | 02 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek or Princess Fiona |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Reg gets a ring despite being so wicked |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome fairy tale figure | Wall Street Journal | 29 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | New York Times | 27 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | The rogue without you, we hear, becomes a monster.. (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 26 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Ugly character, so backward (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Newsday | 22 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Meanie | New York Times | 20 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster or giant | Puzzler Backwords | 19 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale foe |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, e.g. | New York Times | 12 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | USA Today | 10 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Fantasy baddie | Wall Street Journal | 04 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Universal | 02 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 31 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Universal | 21 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Brute | LA Times Daily | 15 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Monster like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Hard-to-please type | Newsday | 14 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Monster in "Adventures of the Gummi Bears" | Universal | 09 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Fiend in a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Ugly beast | New York Times | 03 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical beast | LA Times Daily | 01 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, for one | New York Times | 28 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Family Time | 25 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Fearsome folklore figure | New York Times | 25 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons beast | Universal | 24 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Initially on gargantuan rock, enormous giant | The Times Quick Cryptic | 22 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Brute | Wall Street Journal | 15 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Ugly fairy tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 10 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Beast in "Puss in Boots" | LA Times Daily | 05 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale creature | USA Today | 01 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 24 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Emoji with horns and a red face | USA Today | 21 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Fantasy fiend | Wall Street Journal | 09 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Very mean boss | Newsday | 08 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Giant given to eating humans | The Guardian Quick | 04 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 31 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Ugly beast | Premier Sunday | 30 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Man-eater | New York Times | 20 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Monster thus turned up | The Times Cryptic | 18 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek and Fiona's species | USA Today | 16 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Big brute | Universal | 14 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Newsday | 12 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Creature such as Shrek | USA Today | 05 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Scary figure | LA Times Daily | 01 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Big baddie | New York Times | 29 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 28 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 27 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Any beast like Shrek | Family Time | 25 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Beast | Newsday | 24 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Storybook baddie | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Ugly fairytale creature |  |  | 
          
            | ... Leviathan thereby righted | The Telegraph Toughie | 22 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Frightful folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one by nature | Family Time | 20 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Emoji with a red face and fangs | New York Times | 17 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Oppressive one | Newsday | 16 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Mean person | Newsday | 13 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Fairytale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Giant mistake in game, finishing touches from defender dire | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | New York Times | 06 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Family Time | 05 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek's species | USA Today | 05 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | LA Times Daily | 04 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | USA Today | 01 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Monstrous person | USA Today | 30 May 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Family Time | 28 May 2023 | 
          
            | Villain in a storybook, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Universal | 25 May 2023 | 
          
            | Monster in a magic forest | LA Times Daily | 23 May 2023 | 
          
            | Story monster | Wall Street Journal | 20 May 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant act of self-harm concerning | The Times Cryptic | 17 May 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | New York Times | 09 May 2023 | 
          
            | Fantasy monster | USA Today | 06 May 2023 | 
          
            | Mythological meanie | New York Times | 03 May 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 29 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Cruel giant | The Guardian Quick | 24 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | USA Today | 20 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Bedtime story monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore beast | Newsday | 16 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Nasty sort | LA Times Daily | 14 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore brute | LA Times Daily | 12 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 11 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Ugly beast in the enchanted forest |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona, at the end of "Shrek," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale giant | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 27 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Mythical meanie, like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | Family Time | 26 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Brute in fairy tales, like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Tall monster in EverQuest | USA Today | 19 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Universal | 15 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Mean giant | Universal | 13 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Grimm figure | Family Time | 12 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Newsday | 12 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Horrid giant | Premier Sunday | 05 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Brutish dude | Newsday | 03 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Giant | Canadiana | 27 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Grotesque fairy tale figure like Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster | USA Today | 22 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | Newsday | 21 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Mythical menace | LA Times Daily | 20 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain | Family Time | 20 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Family Time | 19 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | New York Times | 15 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Wall Street Journal | 14 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Terrifying fiend of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Giant storybook | New York Times | 09 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | Newsday | 08 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Family Time | 05 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Fantasy brute | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 31 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Universal | 27 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Thomas Joseph | 26 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 23 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Hulking D&D creature | USA Today | 20 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 17 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Hideous giant | Premier Sunday | 15 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Family Time | 15 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 05 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Fantasy foe | New York Times | 05 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Universal | 04 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | "Ella Enchanted" beast | LA Times Daily | 04 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Shrek-like monster | The Guardian Quick | 31 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Big brute | Newsday | 29 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | Family Time | 26 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Fiona and Shrek's species | Family Time | 25 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Wall Street Journal | 19 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for example | USA Today | 14 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | The animated Fiona is one | Family Time | 11 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale antagonist | LA Times Daily | 08 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Monster forgeries displayed regularly | The Times Cryptic | 08 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 06 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Universal | 05 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Green giant, maybe | New York Times | 25 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Monster therefore arises | The Telegraph Cryptic | 24 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore villain | Newsday | 22 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Mean giant | Universal | 18 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Fantasy heavy | LA Times Daily | 18 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Beastly creature or boss | Family Time | 14 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Scary fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Right-winger in Barking breaking valuable material is monstrous type | The Guardian Quiptic | 07 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Right-winger in Barking breaking valuable material is monstrous type |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | LA Times Daily | 01 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | USA Today | 30 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Brute | LA Times Daily | 29 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Monster hiding in 'go green' | USA Today | 29 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for example | USA Today | 25 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Giant | Canadiana | 24 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Giant | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | Wall Street Journal | 08 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Folk tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | USA Today | 04 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore brute | Newsday | 29 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | 'The ___ has fallen in love with the princess!' (line from 'Shrek') | USA Today | 24 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 23 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Brute | The Guardian Quick | 13 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Not-so-friendly giant | Universal | 11 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Grimm villain | Newsday | 08 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Beastly monster | Universal | 03 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 31 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 30 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Monster in video green | The Times Cryptic | 25 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 24 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Some retrogressive monster | The Times Cryptic | 18 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster | New York Times | 17 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Universal | 17 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Evil giant may be found in bog, reportedly | The Telegraph Cryptic | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Very mean person | Newsday | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Monster of folklore | Universal | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | USA Today | 08 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | D&D monster | New York Times | 07 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Monster of storybooks | Wall Street Journal | 26 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | A type of legendary monster | The Guardian Weekend | 23 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Giant that isn’t gentle | Wall Street Journal | 16 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | 'Ella Enchanted' creature | USA Today | 15 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Big, mean giant | LA Times Daily | 11 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy story giant | The Telegraph Quick | 11 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Newsday | 10 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Monster blunder from the defence troops | The Times Cryptic | 08 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Monstrous folklore creature |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Antagonist in 'Hop-o'-My-Thumb' | New York Times | 26 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Revolutionary shot sappers, the monster | The Telegraph Cryptic | 22 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Cruel fairytale giant | The Guardian Quick | 20 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore beast | USA Today | 17 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | You are human, Shrek is an ___ | Family Time | 30 May 2022 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster | The Times Concise | 30 May 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 26 May 2022 | 
          
            | Monster in 'Hop-o'-My-Thumb' | USA Today | 22 May 2022 | 
          
            | Large fantasy creature | USA Today | 18 May 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 10 May 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Newsday | 10 May 2022 | 
          
            | 'I'm an ___! You know, 'Grab your torch and pitchforks!' Doesn't that bother you?' ('Shrek' quote) | The Washington Post Sunday | 08 May 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Eugene Sheffer | 07 May 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 04 May 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 03 May 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Family Time | 01 May 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 30 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Wall Street Journal | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Brute of folklore | LA Times Daily | 18 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Brute of folklore | The Washington Post | 18 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Fairytale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly creature | Family Time | 17 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | World of Warcraft brute | Wall Street Journal | 16 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek or his wife | Family Time | 10 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Fearsome supervisor | Newsday | 08 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Terrifying giant | Universal | 06 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Fairytale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Stuffed into leather goods switched by pantomime villain | Irish Times Crosaire | 02 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | USA Today | 02 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | USA Today | 27 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Oni-like monster | USA Today | 25 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster, in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous sort | New York Times | 17 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek's species | USA Today | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Beast in some fairy tales | Family Time | 14 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Filmdom's Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | The Times Concise | 11 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Stuffed into leather goods switched by pantomime villain | Irish Times Crosaire | 07 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Fairytale brute |  |  | 
          
            | "Ella Enchanted" villain | LA Times Daily | 05 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | 'Ella Enchanted' villain | The Washington Post | 05 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Fergus, Farkle or Felicia, e.g | USA Today | 02 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Family Time | 28 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | What Shrek is | Family Time | 27 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Cruel brute | Wall Street Journal | 26 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Monster therefore keeled over | The Times Cryptic | 21 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | The Times Concise | 17 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | The Washington Post | 15 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | LA Times Daily | 15 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 14 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Canadiana | 14 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 08 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Canadiana | 07 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 03 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 29 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Nasty sort | LA Times Daily | 23 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Nasty sort | The Washington Post | 23 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Fiend of folklore | Newsday | 19 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Fiend in a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 07 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 06 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Fantasy monster | USA Today | 05 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Giant who likes to eat humans | The Guardian Quick | 04 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | LA Times Daily | 03 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 03 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Mythical people-eater | USA Today | 02 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Shrek, for e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace | New York Times | 27 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | USA Today | 23 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Giant | Canadiana | 20 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Ugly giant | The Telegraph Quick | 17 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | New York Times | 14 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Giant blunder on pitch disheartened Rice |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend's advance repulsed by soldiers |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | LA Times Daily | 05 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Round some work up, nasty sort | The Times Cryptic | 03 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Fairytale antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Scary folklore figure | USA Today | 12 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Creature hidden backwards in 'Mother Goose' | USA Today | 06 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 02 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Beastly creature | Family Time | 31 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 26 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale bully | LA Times Daily | 25 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Family Time | 24 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Baddie in a D&D campaign | Universal | 23 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Canadiana | 18 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Storybook fiend | LA Times Daily | 17 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Storybook fiend | The Washington Post | 17 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | USA Today | 08 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Universal | 07 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | LA Times Daily | 03 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | The Washington Post | 03 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Mythical monster | Newsday | 22 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Fairytale beast that's often green |  |  | 
          
            | Beast eaten by the cat in 'Puss in Boots' | USA Today | 19 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek is a famous one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Universal | 11 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Then going in Jack's direction, finding giant |  |  | 
          
            | Nish in 'Ella Enchanted,' e.g | USA Today | 05 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | The Times Concise | 04 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Folk tale figure | New York Times | 28 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Fiona's species | Family Time | 23 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 05 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Giant | Canadiana | 02 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 30 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 29 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Bad-tempered person's so stuck up |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 19 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Cruel sort | Wall Street Journal | 12 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 09 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Newsday | 07 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Seen in fog, really hideous monster |  |  | 
          
            | Then going in Jack's direction, finding giant |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Universal | 24 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Gory fairy tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Republican consumed by selfishness sent up as fearsome sort |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful giant | Premier Sunday | 20 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | Family Time | 13 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Giant of giants, really enormous initially | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Giant blunder in field by Royal Engineers | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Troll | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Newsday | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | USA Today | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | The Times Concise | 30 May 2021 | 
          
            | Monster therefore getting sent back |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | New York Times | 26 May 2021 | 
          
            | Fairytale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant | Wall Street Journal | 19 May 2021 | 
          
            | Bad-tempered person‘s so stuck up |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | LA Times Daily | 16 May 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | The Washington Post | 16 May 2021 | 
          
            | Oni of Japanese folklore, e.g | The Washington Post Sunday | 16 May 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale foe | New York Times | 12 May 2021 | 
          
            | Brute of a guy | Newsday | 11 May 2021 | 
          
            | Stuffed into leather goods switched by pantomime villain | Irish Times Crosaire | 07 May 2021 | 
          
            | Mean monster | Newsday | 06 May 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | The Telegraph Quick | 04 May 2021 | 
          
            | The animated Fiona is one | Family Time | 26 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Newsday | 26 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Oni, in Japanese folklore | New York Times | 23 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | New York Times | 20 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek's species | Family Time | 19 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Newsday | 13 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Monster | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Big meanie | New York Times | 08 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Grotesque folklore creature |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" monster | LA Times Daily | 22 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | 'Puss in Boots' monster | The Washington Post | 22 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Bully boss | Newsday | 20 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | D&D enemy | Jonesin | 16 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Cruel giant of folklore | Irish Times Simplex | 15 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Fairytale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Monster such as Shrek | Universal | 12 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Part of backlog repudiated by pantomime villain | Irish Times Crosaire | 08 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Legendary monster common in fairy tales | The Guardian Weekend | 06 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Fiona's partner, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster therefore coming back | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Mother Goose may be turned up to reveal this man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful folklore figure | USA Today | 25 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | The Washington Post | 24 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | The Washington Post | 23 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Scary giant | Universal | 23 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | LA Times Daily | 23 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Figure that might give a child nightmares | New York Times | 16 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | People eater | New York Times | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Monster, consequently, raised |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | Wall Street Journal | 08 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | 'Puss in Boots' villain | USA Today | 03 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 03 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g | USA Today | 30 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Glimmer-gowk holds up monster | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Fiona in "Shrek," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, notably | Universal | 14 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Fairy tale anti-hero? |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Newsday | 11 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Monster's rising, so ... |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Thomas Joseph | 06 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Mother Goose holds back monster | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Brute | Newsday | 03 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Big brute | New York Times | 03 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Fairytale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel creature of fable | LA Times Daily | 21 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Monster involved in rather gory comeback |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of folklore | Newsday | 21 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Cruel creature of fable | The Washington Post | 21 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale behemoth | The Washington Post Sunday | 20 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Beast returning hence |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek beheaded Roger at sea | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Fantasy creature | USA Today | 11 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Thomas Joseph | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Giant in "Puss in Boots" |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of fantasy | The Washington Post Sunday | 06 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | ''Puss in Boots'' villain | Newsday | 05 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Big bad boss | Newsday | 03 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story monster |  |  | 
          
            | Gore (anag.) | The Telegraph Quick | 28 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating monster making some progress |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale antagonist | Universal | 26 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek's species | USA Today | 24 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Despotic boss | New York Times | 21 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Aqua-skinned creature in Tamora Pierce's 'Wolf-Speaker' | USA Today | 18 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Horrible monster | Family Time | 16 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Fiona's species | Family Time | 09 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Not-so-jolly green giant, perhaps | Universal | 08 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Baddie in a children's story |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore giant | Premier Sunday | 01 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Monster's rising, so … |  |  | 
          
            | Seen in Agrinio: Greek giant | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for example | Universal | 26 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Monster from children's tales |  |  | 
          
            | Monster so revolting or repulsive, ultimately |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Monster in the video game 'Quake' | The Washington Post Sunday | 11 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster |  |  | 
          
            | Animated Fiona, for one | Family Time | 27 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant | The Telegraph Quick | 26 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace | Newsday | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Cruel person | The Times Concise | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | USA Today | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Monster therefore keeled over | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Creature that's like an onion, per 'Shrek' | USA Today | 19 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore brute | Newsday | 15 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Monster that's a Latin conjunction backward | USA Today | 11 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Big meanie | Newsday | 10 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | The title character defeats one in “Puss in Boots” | Wall Street Journal | 10 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster in fairy tale therefore repelled | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Fairytale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Monster interrupting progress |  |  | 
          
            | Rough figure | Newsday | 29 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Family Time | 24 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Hulking fantasy beast | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | LA Times Daily | 22 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | The Washington Post | 22 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Some buffalo, great big beast | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beastie | Wall Street Journal | 10 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Awful sort of revolutionary shot by soldiers |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona, for one | Family Time | 26 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | USA Today | 26 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Brute in fairytales |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook beast | Newsday | 22 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Monster decapitated Roger at sea | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Testy grump | Newsday | 09 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | USA Today | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Mike Myers, in ''Shrek'' | Newsday | 02 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore meanie | The Washington Post | 29 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore meanie | LA Times Daily | 29 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Thomas Joseph | 25 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain | Newsday | 22 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | No gentle giant | Universal | 17 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Fiona, for one | LA Times Daily | 13 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Fiona, for one | The Washington Post | 13 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | '___ Enchanted' (2018 fantasy novel) | USA Today | 12 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Scary creature in some fairy tales | USA Today | 10 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Fairytale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | USA Today | 03 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Big beast of fairytales | Family Time | 25 May 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace | New York Times | 20 May 2020 | 
          
            | Species in fairy tales | USA Today | 18 May 2020 | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Feared creature in folklore | USA Today | 12 May 2020 | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" beast | Family Time | 11 May 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | The Washington Post | 10 May 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | LA Times Daily | 10 May 2020 | 
          
            | Some macho greaser is monster | The Sun Two Speed | 05 May 2020 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | Wall Street Journal | 04 May 2020 | 
          
            | Grimm villain | Newsday | 26 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Oppressor | Newsday | 25 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Newsday | 12 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Word derived from the underworld god Orcus | LA Times Daily | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Word derived from the underworld god Orcus | The Washington Post | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster | New York Times | 24 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Fire-breathing boss | Newsday | 22 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | 'Puss in Boots' villain | New York Times | 13 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Seen in Pimlico: Greek giant | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Storybook fiend | LA Times Daily | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Monster | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Storybook fiend | The Washington Post | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Cruel person | Family Time | 16 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Wall Street Journal | 04 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale figure masticating gore |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Seen in disco: green monster | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Rising thus: Shrek? |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm goon | Newsday | 29 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | New York Times | 29 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Troll's cousin | The Washington Post | 20 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Troll's cousin | LA Times Daily | 20 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Creature in fantasy stories | USA Today | 17 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Universal | 16 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating monster revealed in Progress |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons figure | New York Times | 11 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons figure |  |  | 
          
            | Scary fairy-tale character | Newsday | 09 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale figure masticating gore |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome figure of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome figure of folklore | New York Times | 02 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Villain of folklore | Newsday | 01 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Premier Sunday | 10 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" caller | Family Time | 04 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Big brute seen in dog refuge | The Sun Two Speed | 03 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Grimm baddie | Wall Street Journal | 30 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | ...so reject the monster |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie | New York Times | 24 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish boss | USA Today | 18 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | Newsday | 16 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Hated figure | New York Times | 13 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Hated figure |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster | Newsday | 06 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Ruthless sort | New York Times | 04 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Grimm villain | Wall Street Journal | 25 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Storybook meanie | USA Today | 17 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Folklore menace | The Washington Post Sunday | 15 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Ugly fairy-tale figure | Premier Sunday | 15 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Fantasy baddie | Universal | 12 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Beast a la Shrek | Family Time | 09 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | New York Times | 09 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Grotesque folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Brute | The Washington Post | 29 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Brute | LA Times Daily | 29 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | The Washington Post | 25 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek | LA Times Daily | 25 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Flesh-eating monster | The Sun Two Speed | 23 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Seen in disco: Greek giant | The Sun Two Speed | 23 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Not a nice giant | Universal | 22 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | New York Times | 19 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Giant tucking into burrito, greedy |  |  | 
          
            | Mean fellow | Newsday | 31 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Hideous folklore figure | The Washington Post | 28 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Hideous folklore figure | LA Times Daily | 28 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Giant of folklore, eats humans | Irish Times Simplex | 26 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Fantasy brute | The Washington Post | 25 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Fantasy brute | LA Times Daily | 25 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Truculent type | Newsday | 20 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Fearsome type making some progress |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster (Shrek, for one) |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore beast | Newsday | 09 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Scary fairy-tale giant | Newsday | 08 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Barbarian | LA Times Daily | 07 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Barbarian | The Washington Post | 07 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Folklore meanie | Newsday | 02 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Horrid giant | Premier Sunday | 30 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Grimm bad guy | Universal | 26 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons brute | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Large enemy in 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | 'Tom Thumb' antagonist | New York Times | 21 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Hideous giant | Universal | 16 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Beast of folklore | Newsday | 09 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Kid-lit meanie | USA Today | 07 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmare of a boss | Newsday | 23 May 2019 | 
          
            | Mythical meanie | USA Today | 21 May 2019 | 
          
            | Troll discovered in Progress | The Sun Two Speed | 12 May 2019 | 
          
            | ''Fee, fi, fo, fum'' caller | Family Time | 12 May 2019 | 
          
            | Cruel person | Newsday | 01 May 2019 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | Newsday | 30 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Grotesque folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Heartless hulk | Newsday | 20 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Hence / Monster | New York Times | 09 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Fictional fiend | Newsday | 05 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Green fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster: some macho greaser! | The Sun Two Speed | 29 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Mythical monster | The Washington Post | 25 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Mythical monster | LA Times Daily | 25 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | D&D beast | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Cruel sort | Wall Street Journal | 16 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Fantasy fiend | USA Today | 16 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Horrid sort | New York Times | 13 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Fairytale creature like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | The Times Concise | 04 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Newsday | 03 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | ___ Mage, monster from "Dungeons and Dragons" |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of fantasy | The Washington Post | 24 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Fiend of fantasy | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | 'Ella Enchanted' beast | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Brute in fairy tales, like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Universal | 14 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Occupying zoo, great big monster |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible person | New York Times | 05 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | With head lowered, stab monster |  |  | 
          
            | (3/5) Fairy tale beast like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Monster? Er… Run in the opposite direction! |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of folklore | Newsday | 22 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Damsel abductor of folklore | USA Today | 21 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Scary fairy tale beast | The Washington Post | 20 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Scary fairy tale beast | LA Times Daily | 20 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Menacing fairy tale figure | New York Times | 14 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Monster discovered in bogs of fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Family Time | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Not-so-gentle giant | Universal | 05 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Scary fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish boss |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Hence / Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Ruthless sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Menacing fairy tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Horrid sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible person |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous giant |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel sort |  |  | 
          
            | Not a nice giant |  |  | 
          
            | Not-so-gentle giant |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of fantasy |  |  | 
          
            | "Tom Thumb" antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore beast |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Kid-lit meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarian |  |  | 
          
            | Damsel abductor of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Kid-lit brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | Family Time | 30 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | No benevolent boss | Newsday | 30 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Unpleasant character into forgeries often |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort | New York Times | 19 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Beastly boss | Universal | 18 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Fantastic beast | The Washington Post Sunday | 16 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Beastly creature | Universal | 08 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale heavy | LA Times Daily | 04 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Kid-lit brute | USA Today | 04 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Newsday | 04 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale heavy | The Washington Post | 04 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Intimidating brute | The Washington Post Sunday | 02 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek, famously | Universal | 26 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Mean beast | Premier Sunday | 25 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Brutish one | The Washington Post | 24 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Brutish one | LA Times Daily | 24 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Fantasy meanie | LA Times Daily | 21 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Fantasy meanie | The Washington Post | 21 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Hard-to-please type | Newsday | 10 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Grimm character | Newsday | 09 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Bad-tempered boss | Newsday | 04 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | USA Today | 03 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Troll making some progress | The Sun Two Speed | 30 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | Universal | 29 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Barbarous one | Family Time | 28 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Man-like being, but green like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale antagonist | Wall Street Journal | 18 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | New York Times | 15 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Tyrannical employer | Newsday | 12 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Giant from the fables like "Shrek" |  |  | 
          
            | Fiendish sort | The Washington Post | 30 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Fiendish sort | LA Times Daily | 30 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Monster conger-eel seen off and on | The Telegraph Toughie | 21 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Dungeons and Dragons monster | USA Today | 20 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Monster relative | Universal | 20 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | What Shrek is | Universal | 15 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Type of creature Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creature | Jonesin | 11 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Beastly fellow | Wall Street Journal | 01 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Beast | Thomas Joseph | 31 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | D&D baddie | The Washington Post Sunday | 26 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Brutish fellow | Wall Street Journal | 23 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Man-eater consequently turned up |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Turn back on monster | The Telegraph Cryptic | 14 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Monster like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie | Newsday | 01 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | New York Times | 01 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Fiona, for e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Manlike monster | New York Times | 22 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Hideous beast of folklore | USA Today | 20 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Giant making some progress | The Sun Two Speed | 13 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Tyrant | LA Times Daily | 05 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Tyrant | The Washington Post | 05 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Brute in fairytales |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy baddie | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm nasty | Premier Sunday | 24 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek's species | Universal | 18 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | Newsday | 18 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Fearsome figure | New York Times | 17 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Beastly male creature | Universal | 16 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek, for e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore baddie | New York Times | 04 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Story time monster | Newsday | 31 May 2018 | 
          
            | Big brute in many fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty sort | Premier Sunday | 27 May 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore brute | The Washington Post | 23 May 2018 | 
          
            | Folklore brute | LA Times Daily | 23 May 2018 | 
          
            | Monster in some video games | USA Today | 18 May 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Universal | 16 May 2018 | 
          
            | Bedtime story beast | Wall Street Journal | 12 May 2018 | 
          
            | Big brute | Newsday | 10 May 2018 | 
          
            | Meanie | LA Times Daily | 09 May 2018 | 
          
            | Cyclops, perhaps, captured by two Greeks |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie | The Washington Post | 09 May 2018 | 
          
            | Fictional beast | Universal | 01 May 2018 | 
          
            | Hideous one in fairytales |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly person, so contrary | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Folklore monster | Universal | 20 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | 'Puss in Boots' baddie | The Washington Post | 20 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" baddie | LA Times Daily | 20 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Giant specimen in de facto greenhouse | Irish Times Crosaire | 20 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Grim Grimm beast | New York Times | 12 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | LA Times Daily | 09 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Storybook fiend | USA Today | 09 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | The Washington Post | 09 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Monster in Grimm tales | USA Today | 02 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | A troll in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Beast | Jonesin | 13 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meany | Family Time | 11 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Monster like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | 'Once upon a time' villain | Wall Street Journal | 20 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Type of creature Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Species like Shrek | Family Time | 18 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | USA Today | 13 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Brutish sort | USA Today | 12 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Brothers Grimm villain | Canadiana | 05 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek, from the film series, is one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Universal | 24 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | USA Today | 23 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g | Jonesin | 16 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" sayer | Family Time | 14 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Fairytale goon |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel fellow | Wall Street Journal | 02 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Beastly male creature |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons and Dragons monster |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome figure |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fiendish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story beast |  |  | 
          
            | Manlike monster |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly boss |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly creature |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore brute |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous beast of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Monster in some video games |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Monster relative |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek's species |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, famously |  |  | 
          
            | What Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore brute |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's cousin |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or his wife | Family Time | 24 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Legendary brute | USA Today | 20 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 16 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | One who's hardly hospitable | Newsday | 09 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Monster will make a certain amount of progress | The Sun Two Speed | 30 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Evil giant | The Sun Two Speed | 30 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Cruel brute | Wall Street Journal | 28 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Newsday | 22 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Giant making some progress |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy beast | New York Times | 14 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | About to follow old German monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, biologically |  |  | 
          
            | Any creature like Shrek | Family Time | 05 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Go back on monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster incorporated into the four long Across answers | Wall Street Journal | 30 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Man-eater of folklore | USA Today | 25 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy tale giant | Newsday | 19 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Beastly fairy-tale creature | Universal | 12 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, after sunset | New York Times | 08 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Man-eating monster of myth | USA Today | 07 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Servant of the White Witch, in Narnia | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Grotesque folklore figure | New York Times | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Giant blunder in field by Royal Engineers |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster | Newsday | 21 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | The Washington Post | 20 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | LA Times Daily | 20 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Brutish monster | Universal | 19 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek | Universal | 14 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Kid lit monster | The Washington Post | 11 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Kid lit monster | LA Times Daily | 11 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Nothing good about monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | New York Times | 06 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek, biologically |  |  | 
          
            | Monster thus returns | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie | Universal | 11 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Some Watchdog research leads to monstrous type | Irish Times Crosaire | 02 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | USA Today | 31 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | "World of Warcraft" beast | USA Today | 26 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Nasty fairy tale character | Wall Street Journal | 25 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie (unless it's Shrek) | Jonesin | 18 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Type of creature Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Puss in Boots adversary | Newsday | 08 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek is one, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Kiddie lit meanie | Wall Street Journal | 27 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Wicked person's so upset |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy game role | New York Times | 18 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute | Universal | 15 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Farmer goes around exhibiting beast |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek talks about being one a lot | Jonesin | 06 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale creature | Universal | 03 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | 'Hop-o'-My-Thumb' villain | New York Times | 28 May 2017 | 
          
            | Human-eating giant | The Telegraph Quick | 14 May 2017 | 
          
            | Couth he is not | LA Times Daily | 12 May 2017 | 
          
            | Couth he is not | The Washington Post | 12 May 2017 | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek | Universal | 09 May 2017 | 
          
            | Shrek, biologically |  |  | 
          
            | What Shrek is | Family Time | 17 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Brutish creature of folklore | Universal | 17 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Grimm bully | Premier Sunday | 16 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale creature brought back by Mother Goose |  |  | 
          
            | Giant | Canadiana | 27 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Grimm guy | Jonesin | 21 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Duck almost became ugly one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is an animated one | Universal | 13 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Brutish beast of folklore | Universal | 08 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Grimm guy | Wall Street Journal | 07 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Especially cruel boss | Universal | 06 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Norse giant | Canadiana | 06 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Grimm meanie | USA Today | 18 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain | The Washington Post | 14 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Beast of kid literature | Universal | 08 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Monster | New York Times | 05 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" shouter | Family Time | 30 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Mythical baddie | USA Today | 29 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Brutish boss | Newsday | 26 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Storybook monster | The Washington Post | 16 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster | The Washington Post | 14 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Meanie | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Kiddie lit monster | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Any creature like Shrek | Universal | 05 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Barbaric sort | USA Today | 03 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Beast like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Kid lit monster |  |  | 
          
            | Couth he is not |  |  | 
          
            | Kiddie lit monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy game role |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grotesque folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, after sunset |  |  | 
          
            | Especially cruel boss |  |  | 
          
            | Creature like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish monster |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish creature of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | "World of Warcraft" beast |  |  | 
          
            | Barbaric sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary brute |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eater of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish beast of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly fairy-tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Any creature like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of kid literature |  |  | 
          
            | Grendel in 'Beowulf,' e.g | New York Times | 29 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Less kissable fairy tale figure | LA Times Daily | 27 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Savage | Newsday | 17 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Giant in fairy tale therefore returned |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek in the movie series, but not in the original William Steig book | Jonesin | 29 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Nasty sort | New York Times | 27 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster | New York Times | 21 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale beast | Universal | 21 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant of myth | USA Today | 20 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Grimm meanie | LA Times Daily | 20 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Grimm fiend | USA Today | 14 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Some dog reared to be monster | The Telegraph Cryptic | 11 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | World of Warcraft monster | USA Today | 04 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Scary brute | Wall Street Journal | 21 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Beastly sort | USA Today | 09 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | USA Today | 01 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Grimm brute | Premier Sunday | 25 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | No gentle giant | LA Times Daily | 17 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Beastly character | The Washington Post | 27 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g | USA Today | 22 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie | Wall Street Journal | 16 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Cruel boss | USA Today | 12 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Cruel person | Universal | 07 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Nasty brute | Wall Street Journal | 06 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Monstrous figure seen in fog recently |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical sort | New York Times | 02 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Giant dog reeks a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous villain | Universal | 31 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Brutal sort | Wall Street Journal | 30 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Nursery tale baddie | Family Time | 17 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Beast of folklore | The Washington Post | 14 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Monster seen in bog, recently |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain | Universal | 04 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Beast of fairy tales | Universal | 27 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Bogeyman of Greeks, 50% unemployed |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | The Washington Post | 13 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Folklore villain | Newsday | 08 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Tough boss | Family Time | 05 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Hideous beast | USA Today | 30 May 2016 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant in folklore | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 29 May 2016 | 
          
            | 'World of Warcraft' behemoth | The Washington Post | 24 May 2016 | 
          
            | Folklore meanie | USA Today | 21 May 2016 | 
          
            | Grimm menace | Newsday | 19 May 2016 | 
          
            | Turn back extremely rude monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster | LA Times Daily | 16 May 2016 | 
          
            | Barbarous type | Universal | 14 May 2016 | 
          
            | Hideous sort | Premier Sunday | 01 May 2016 | 
          
            | Folklore heavy | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 29 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Monster | The Guardian Speedy | 24 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Awful beast | Wall Street Journal | 15 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Fiend of folklore | The Washington Post | 14 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Cruel dude | USA Today | 12 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute | USA Today | 09 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Folklore villain | USA Today | 05 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Cruel dude | Universal | 22 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | For that reason, review Giant | Irish Times Crosaire | 22 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Hulking beast | New York Times | 17 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Try to get upset about monster | The Times Cryptic | 15 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Fearsome folklore figure | The Washington Post | 10 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Folklore fiend | Universal | 08 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend | Newsday | 24 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | LA Times Daily | 22 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain | Universal | 17 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Jack's giant, for one | Universal | 14 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant | Universal | 11 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | "Fee fi fo fum" sayer | USA Today | 09 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Shrek, for one | USA Today | 03 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Grimm villain | USA Today | 27 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g | Universal | 25 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Family Time | 24 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Grim Grimm character | Universal | 24 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Storybook heavy | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Beastly character of nursery rhymes | Universal | 15 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Storybook brute | LA Times Daily | 11 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | See 35-Across | Universal | 11 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | USA Today | 08 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Monster undergoes partial reversal |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain | New York Times | 05 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee fi fo fum" sayer |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel boss |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous beast |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | World of Warcraft monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore heavy |  |  | 
          
            | See 35-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous villain |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel person |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly character of nursery rhymes |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical sort |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grendel in "Beowulf," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Kiddie-lit monster |  |  | 
          
            | Less kissable fairy tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | No gentle giant |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend | The Washington Post | 01 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eater | New York Times | 23 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek, for example | Jonesin | 22 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale nemesis, sometimes | USA Today | 18 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Cruel boss | Universal | 15 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Fiend | LA Times Daily | 11 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Turn around, regarding monster |  |  | 
          
            | Kiddie-lit monster | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Scary storybook figure | The Washington Post | 05 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Classic fairy tale bad guy | The Washington Post | 27 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Big brute | The Washington Post | 26 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance | USA Today | 22 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | ''Once Upon a Time'' antagonist | Newsday | 20 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Storybook meanie | LA Times Daily | 16 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | One carrying a spiked club, maybe | New York Times | 15 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | People eater, perhaps | New York Times | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Villainous monster in fairy tales | Family Time | 02 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Grimm (or grim?) character | New York Times | 27 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain | Canadiana | 19 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Turn around, regarding monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy | Universal | 18 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek, notably | LA Times Daily | 11 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale heavy | USA Today | 07 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Folklore beast | USA Today | 04 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance | Universal | 03 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Animated Fiona, e.g | Universal | 29 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Man-eating giant therefore returned |  |  | 
          
            | Demon, fiend | Irish Times Simplex | 11 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Barbarian | Newsday | 28 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Fearsome boss | Newsday | 14 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Wicked one is somewhat retrogressive |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure | New York Times | 12 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Dictatorial boss | Newsday | 28 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Storybook baddie | LA Times Daily | 22 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Nasty guy | Universal | 20 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale bad guy | LA Times Daily | 09 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Cruel person | USA Today | 03 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Meanie | New York Times | 24 May 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast | Eugene Sheffer | 23 May 2015 | 
          
            | Folklore brute | USA Today | 14 May 2015 | 
          
            | Horrifying beast | Universal | 14 May 2015 | 
          
            | Cow gorges often like a beast |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one | Premier Sunday | 12 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Grendel in "Beowulf," e.g | USA Today | 13 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Brutish fairy tale being | USA Today | 26 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Brute | New York Times | 21 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Dreaded character | Universal | 19 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Major menace | New York Times | 14 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Shrek, notably | USA Today | 09 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Fairy-tale nemesis | Universal | 05 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Fearsome sort | Jonesin | 29 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Giant blunder by one defending teaching of religion | The Times Cryptic | 28 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Animated Shrek | USA Today | 16 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Legendary meanie | USA Today | 15 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Impossible-to-please type | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 09 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Fire-breathing boss |  |  | 
          
            | Fiendish figure in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome boss |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Dictatorial boss |  |  | 
          
            | "Once Upon a Time" antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Impossible-to-please type |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarian |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Animated Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | People eater, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | One carrying a spiked club, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm (or grim?) character |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Classic fairy tale bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Scary storybook figure |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook villain |  |  | 
          
            | Villain of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, notably |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel boss |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale nemesis |  |  | 
          
            | Horrifying beast |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty guy |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance |  |  | 
          
            | Animated Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Major menace |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish fairy tale being |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel person |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale nemesis, sometimes |  |  | 
          
            | Grendel in "Beowulf," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, notably |  |  | 
          
            | Big, uncouth jock in "Revenge of the Nerds" |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster |  |  | 
          
            | World of Warcraft beasts |  |  | 
          
            | "Revenge of the Nerds" role |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel brute |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | A troll amongst the progressives |  |  | 
          
            | Monster source of gold in mineral |  |  | 
          
            | He's cruel – therefore contrary |  |  | 
          
            | Frightening guy regularly seen in zoo garden |  |  | 
          
            | Monster conger-eel regularly escaping |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible boss |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's larger kin |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty boss |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating meanie of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's kin |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly character |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome fairy tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Creature outwitted by Hop-o'-My-Thumb |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Mean sort |  |  | 
          
            | Unlikely mate for a princess |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore brute |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Unpleasant sort |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | One to avoid |  |  | 
          
            | Simon Legree type |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Dreamworks feature creature |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm guy |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grendel in "Beowulf," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical maneater |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible boss |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of legend |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish boss |  |  | 
          
            | Kid-lit baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's kin |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" caller |  |  | 
          
            | "Dungeons & Dragons" figure |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Brutal boss |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Monster, so retiring |  |  | 
          
            | Monster is so backward |  |  | 
          
            | He's a monster — and so regressive! |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meany |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, famously |  |  | 
          
            | The giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Very mean boss |  |  | 
          
            | Hardly a nice guy |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of legend |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of fables |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm menace |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Gruesome sort |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous one |  |  | 
          
            | Bad thing in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Real meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel dude |  |  | 
          
            | Hard-to-please type |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" figure |  |  | 
          
            | Big bad boss |  |  | 
          
            | One like Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | The animated Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm nasty |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" beast |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" caller |  |  | 
          
            | Villain |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" beast |  |  | 
          
            | The giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" villain |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous one |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of many a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" figure |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meany |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meany |  |  | 
          
            | Unpleasant boss |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of folk tales |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | No Mr. Nice Guy |  |  | 
          
            | Mean monster of fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Grotesque giant |  |  | 
          
            | Figure in "Jack and the Beanstalk" |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Common enemy in Dungeons & Dragons |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" beast |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous humanoid |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish beast |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Really cruel guy |  |  | 
          
            | Really cruel guy |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly character |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" villain |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty type |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome figure |  |  | 
          
            | One to avoid reporting to |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Purple people eater, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery-rhyme baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fiona or Shrek |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel sort |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous person |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical boss |  |  | 
          
            | Frat brother in "Revenge of the Nerds" |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Evil beast |  |  | 
          
            | One very big and so round (4) |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" figure |  |  | 
          
            | Baddie in Perrault's tales |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee fi fo fum" sayer |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | What Shrek is |  |  | 
          
            | Big meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Damsel distresser |  |  | 
          
            | Mother Goose baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Figure in Tom Thumb tales |  |  | 
          
            | Mother Goose baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Foul-tempered one |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmarish boss |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Big meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook brute |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore beast |  |  | 
          
            | Minotaur, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook character |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who's not jolly |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Fiendish fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly fairy tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery-rhyme baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons monster |  |  | 
          
            | Green beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Mean boss |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty boss |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona |  |  | 
          
            | Ymir, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Scary figure |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Big meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Cantankerous sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grumpy boss |  |  | 
          
            | Mean dude |  |  | 
          
            | Mean fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical boss |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona |  |  | 
          
            | Princess Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty boss |  |  | 
          
            | Mean boss |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Giant who's not jolly |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Mean one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Figure in Magic: The Gathering |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons creature |  |  | 
          
            | One may put a damsel in distress |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Mean beast |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating giant |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Gummi Bear's foe |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meany |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish man |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of a boss |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly bloke |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmare figure |  |  | 
          
            | 38-Down is one |  |  | 
          
            | Damsel maltreater |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meany |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Mulgarath of "The Spiderwick Chronicles," for one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Enchanted-forest foe |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical beast |  |  | 
          
            | Evil one |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm goon |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fee-faw-fum |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmarish boss |  |  | 
          
            | Kid lit baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel beast |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical sort |  |  | 
          
            | Mean person |  |  | 
          
            | Insensitive jerk |  |  | 
          
            | Overbearing sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Inhuman brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Mike Myers creature |  |  | 
          
            | Baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous cannibal of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty type |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie of fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel brute |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for instance |  |  | 
          
            | Horribly uncouth fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous person |  |  | 
          
            | Villain in some fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly bloke |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of legend |  |  | 
          
            | No gentle giant |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish one |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | Heartless one |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty sort |  |  | 
          
            | Big bad boss |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of many a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty type |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Big meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons character |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook giant |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel person |  |  | 
          
            | Roleplaying beast |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish dude |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meany |  |  | 
          
            | Awful meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Beast in some fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful giant |  |  | 
          
            | Bugaboo |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creation |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Uncouth sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale menace |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Mean man |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous sort |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmare of a boss |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Maneater of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Fiendish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Very mean one |  |  | 
          
            | Grotesque beastie |  |  | 
          
            | Very mean boss |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome employer |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical type |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded person |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Golliwogg |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook villain |  |  | 
          
            | When repeated, one of Piers Anthony's "Xanth" fantasy novels |  |  | 
          
            | Bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Damsel antagonist |  |  | 
          
            | Winston, in "Time Bandits" |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Battle (video game) |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | No Mr. Nice Guy |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Mean-tempered fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fellow |  |  | 
          
            | "Revenge of the Nerds" character |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome storybook figure |  |  | 
          
            | Bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous person |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | "Puss in Boots" beast |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Scary character |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Snarly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Filmdom's Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's cousin |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous one |  |  | 
          
            | Damsel mistreater |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarian |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous person |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Frightener |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty sort |  |  | 
          
            | Scary character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Filmdom's Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Brute of legend |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel dude |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Mean dude |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | D&D character |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain, often |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meany |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive one |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty brute |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic boss |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale plugugly |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Dictatorial boss |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek or Fiona, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meany |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creature |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale plugugly |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel character |  |  | 
          
            | Beast of many a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm meany |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creature |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel character |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Menace |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale denizen |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale bad man |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel person |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fantasy fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical type |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous creature |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel one |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beastie |  |  | 
          
            | Hardly a nice guy |  |  | 
          
            | Intimidating type |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, notably |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel character |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded figure |  |  | 
          
            | Bogeyman |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Villain in many fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale giant |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm monster |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery beast |  |  | 
          
            | Human flesh eater |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Tough warden |  |  | 
          
            | Gummi Bear's foe |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm one? |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Foul-tempered fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Hardly a nice guy |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, say |  |  | 
          
            | "Shrek," for one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Intimidating type |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek is one |  |  | 
          
            | Blackguard |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beastie |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Mean creature |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of fiction |  |  | 
          
            | Unpleasant one |  |  | 
          
            | No friendly fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale beast |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Mean man |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel character |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful giant |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of folk tales |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Mythological meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Hobgoblin |  |  | 
          
            | Horribly uncouth fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Mike Myers voiced one in 2001 |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale brute |  |  | 
          
            | Beastly bloke |  |  | 
          
            | Beast from "The Lord of the Rings" |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fe fi fo fum reciter |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of folk tales |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of fiction |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled beast |  |  | 
          
            | Bugbear |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Human-eater, in folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Mr. Nasty |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical type |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannous sort |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful one |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Creature from "The Lord of the Rings" |  |  | 
          
            | Bogeyman |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creature |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Meany |  |  | 
          
            | "The Lord of the Rings" figure |  |  | 
          
            | Certain monster type |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm creature |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Mean dude |  |  | 
          
            | Very mean person |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore beast |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarous sort |  |  | 
          
            | Villain |  |  | 
          
            | Baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Flesh eater |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary monster |  |  | 
          
            | Baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Meany |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary monster |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Barbarian |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty sort |  |  | 
          
            | Purple-people-eater, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, in "Shrek" |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm beast |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish one |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Mean guy |  |  | 
          
            | Surly sort |  |  | 
          
            | Meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale nemesis |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm figure |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrously ugly one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm baddy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of legends |  |  | 
          
            | Mythological meany |  |  | 
          
            | Beast |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel storybook character |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee, fi, fo, fum" caller |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore meany |  |  | 
          
            | Evildoer |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Monster of a boss? |  |  | 
          
            | Jack and the Beanstalk  villain |  |  | 
          
            | Horrible boss |  |  | 
          
            | Baddy |  |  | 
          
            | Monster therefore keeled over |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of fairytales |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eater  of myth |  |  | 
          
            | Monster in a fairy tale |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical sort |  |  | 
          
            | Jesse Helms, to liberals |  |  | 
          
            | Appropriate anagram of "Gore," Republicans might argue |  |  | 
          
            | Villain |  |  | 
          
            | Bete noire |  |  | 
          
            | Taskmaster |  |  | 
          
            | Foul-tempered boss |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore giant |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook goon |  |  | 
          
            | Simon Legree type |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster |  |  | 
          
            | Scary character |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical sort |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmare regular |  |  | 
          
            | Hideous fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome one |  |  | 
          
            | Drill sergeant  often |  |  | 
          
            | B te noire |  |  | 
          
            | Big bad boss |  |  | 
          
            | Nasty guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale menace |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend of dreams |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous villain |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Scarebabe |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrant |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | Ghoul |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore being |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional frightener |  |  | 
          
            | Dreadful creature |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm villain |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Mean-tempered fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Foul-tempered fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel person |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Foul-tempered one |  |  | 
          
            | Into the Woods    role |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant |  |  | 
          
            | Storybook monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fiend |  |  | 
          
            | Bugbear |  |  | 
          
            | Evil one |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Mean one |  |  | 
          
            | Hero's nemesis in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | More than a goblin |  |  | 
          
            | Snake, so to speak |  |  | 
          
            | The Grinch was one |  |  | 
          
            | Very nasty sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fictional monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmarish boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despicable person |  |  | 
          
            | Bete noire |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale meanie |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Bogeyman |  |  | 
          
            | Menace |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy? |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy__tale denizen |  |  | 
          
            | Nemesis of the Three Billy Goats Gruff |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous person |  |  | 
          
            | Flesh-eating giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fearful creature |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery bete noir |  |  | 
          
            | Into the Woods  role |  |  | 
          
            | Bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Inhuman brute |  |  | 
          
            | Bugaboo |  |  | 
          
            | Grimms' grim one |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons beast |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale horror |  |  | 
          
            | Scarebabe |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Grim Grimm character |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale villain |  |  | 
          
            | Grisly giant |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm monster |  |  | 
          
            | Windigo |  |  | 
          
            | Huge hideosity |  |  | 
          
            | Grendel, in "Beowulf" |  |  | 
          
            | Gargantua |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale monster |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded person |  |  | 
          
            | Foe for Puss in Boots |  |  | 
          
            | Story-time heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Nursery heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Fabled monster |  |  | 
          
            | Loathsome one |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore creature |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary villain |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore monster |  |  | 
          
            | Blunderbore, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm heavy |  |  | 
          
            | Scary one |  |  | 
          
            | Gruesome giant |  |  | 
          
            | Blunderbore |  |  | 
          
            | Bogyman |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded person |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monster |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of folklore |  |  | 
          
            | Malignant giant |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale character |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mammoth man-eater |  |  | 
          
            | Nightmare vision |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous one |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful fellow |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's adversary |  |  | 
          
            | Karloff portrayal |  |  | 
          
            | Anagram for gore |  |  | 
          
            | Big, mean character |  |  | 
          
            | Dragon, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Giant in fairy tales |  |  | 
          
            | Dreadful person |  |  | 
          
            | Unpleasant person |  |  | 
          
            | The Minotaur, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Example of hideosity |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish creature |  |  | 
          
            | A fright with a bite |  |  | 
          
            | Minotaur, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Repulsive creature |  |  | 
          
            | Anthropophagous giant |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical monster |  |  | 
          
            | The Big Bad Wolf, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore figure |  |  | 
          
            | Bluebeard, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Horrid person |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Man-eating monster |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrous menace |  |  | 
          
            | Forbidding one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale figure |  |  | 
          
            | Menace in old tales |  |  | 
          
            | Hop-O'-My-Thumb's foe |  |  | 
          
            | Fe, fi, fo, fum |  |  | 
          
            | Ugly one |  |  | 
          
            | Dreaded figure |  |  | 
          
            | Violent one |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale creature |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful one |  |  | 
          
            | Grimm bad man |  |  | 
          
            | Giant |  |  | 
          
            | Blunderbore was one. |  |  | 
          
            | "Fee-faw-fum" man. |  |  | 
          
            | Fe, fi, fo, fum. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale villain. |  |  | 
          
            | A Grimm being. |  |  | 
          
            | Gruesome giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of fairy tales. |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrannical boss, say |  |  | 
          
            | Troll's relative |  |  | 
          
            | Shrek, in "Shrek" |  |  | 
          
            | Monstrously ugly one |  |  | 
          
            | Green beastie |  |  | 
          
            | Evil cousin to the troll |  |  | 
          
            | Dungeons & Dragons baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Children's story baddie |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish sort |  |  | 
          
            | Brutish D&D type |  |  | 
          
            | Brute |  |  | 
          
            | Big brute |  |  | 
          
            | "Revenge of the Nerds" frat guy |  |  | 
          
            | Fearful villain. |  |  | 
          
            | Golliwog's relative. |  |  | 
          
            | Fee, fi, fo, fum. |  |  | 
          
            | Folk tale villain. |  |  | 
          
            | Golliwog. |  |  | 
          
            | Villain of old tales. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of folklore. |  |  | 
          
            | Villain of many a tale. |  |  | 
          
            | Bugbear's relative. |  |  | 
          
            | Character in folklore. |  |  | 
          
            | Relative of Cyclops. |  |  | 
          
            | Scary character. |  |  | 
          
            | Bogeyman. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore creature. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore cannibal. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy-tale character. |  |  | 
          
            | Golliwogg. |  |  | 
          
            | Grotesque one. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairytale ugly. |  |  | 
          
            | Villain of folklore. |  |  | 
          
            | Jack's giant. |  |  | 
          
            | People eater. |  |  | 
          
            | Bluebeard, for one. |  |  | 
          
            | Creature of folklore. |  |  | 
          
            | Cyclops' cousin. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant of sorts. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale character. |  |  | 
          
            | Bugaboo. |  |  | 
          
            | Creature of legend. |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome creature. |  |  | 
          
            | Fearsome one. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore being. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Blunderbore. |  |  | 
          
            | Fee-faw-fum. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore menace. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore figure. |  |  | 
          
            | Scary one. |  |  | 
          
            | Monster. |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical creature. |  |  | 
          
            | Frightful fellow. |  |  | 
          
            | Bluebeard. |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary creature. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore villian. |  |  | 
          
            | Imaginary being. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore giant. |  |  | 
          
            | Folklore character. |  |  | 
          
            | "Revenge of the Nerds" bad guy |  |  | 
          
            | Villain of Perrault's children's tales. |  |  | 
          
            | People eater of former days. |  |  | 
          
            | Giant's cousin. |  |  | 
          
            | Character in a fairy tale. |  |  | 
          
            | Bugaboo's cousin. |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-tempered character. |  |  | 
          
            | Bedtime story villain |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel man. |  |  | 
          
            | Fairy tale bogeyman |  |  | 
          
            | Relative of a cyclops. |  |  | 
          
            | Someone hard to cope with. |  |  | 
          
            | Grumbo in "Tom Thumb," for instance. |  |  | 
          
            | Man with a bad temper. |  |  | 
          
            | Scary character in folklore. |  |  | 
          
            | Blunderbore, for instance. |  |  | 
          
            | Mythical giant. |  |  | 
          
            | A bogeyman. |  |  |