A gander's female counterpart with a fabled auric egg-laying example killed by its greedy owner; or, with "Mother", an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (5) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For A gander's female counterpart with a fabled auric egg-laying example killed by its greedy owner; or, with "Mother", an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOOSE A gander's female counterpart with a fabled auric egg-laying example killed by its greedy owner; or, with "Mother", an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (5) (5)
47% TOM Thumb in a fairy tale (3) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
47% THEUGLYDUCKLING Fairy tale fowl (15) Newsday Feb 6, 2026
47% OGRE Fairy tale beast (4) USA Today Feb 4, 2026
47% ONCE Fairy tale opening (4) Newsday Feb 3, 2026
47% OGRES Fairy tale villains (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
47% NEST Egg-laying spot (4) Commuter Jan 21, 2026
47% HENS Egg-laying birds (4) Commuter Jan 17, 2026
47% BOPEEP Shepherdess in a nursery rhyme (6) Universal Jan 15, 2026
45% BRIDESMAID Groomsman's female counterpart (10)
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