An ugly creature, either giant or dwarf, depicted in fairy folklore (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROLL An ugly creature, either giant or dwarf, depicted in fairy folklore (5) (5)
5% ORC Folklore creature similar to a goblin (3) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
5% PIXIES Mischievous folklore creatures (6) Universal Jan 25, 2026
5% PAULBUNYAN Giant lumberjack of American folklore (10) USA Today Jan 7, 2026
5% OGRE Folklore giant (4) (4) The Sun Mini Dec 13, 2025
4% ABET Words on either side of "___ is ___" (4) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
4% ENACTMENT Depiction (9) (9) Puzzler Feb 7, 2026
4% DIKDIK Reduplicative dwarf antelope (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
4% ELI ____ Wallach, "the Ugly" portrayer (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 3, 2026
4% HIDEOUS Really ugly (7) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
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