"___ upon a time..." (fairytale starter) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "___ upon a time ..." (fairy tale starter) featured on December 31, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONCE "___ upon a time ..." (fairy tale starter) (4)
6% HAG Scary old crone in fairytales (3)
6% ATOP Upon (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 3, 2025
6% RIDING "Little Red ___ Hood" (fairytale) (6)
6% OGRES Fairytale baddies (5)
5% ERGO Conclusion starter (4) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
5% APPETIZER Starter dish (9) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
5% NANO Second starter (4) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
5% HINGE Rest (upon) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jan 1, 2026
5% KINGDOM "Once upon a time, in a ___, far, far away ..." (royal realm) (7)
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