Once upon a time, it was told to children (5,4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAIRYTALE Once upon a time, it was told to children (5,4) (9)
8% ONCE __ upon a time (4) Commuter Jan 14, 2026
8% IVE "If -- told you once ..." (3) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
7% ATOP Upon (4) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
7% KINGDOM "Once upon a time, in a ___, far, far away ..." (royal realm) (7)
7% UPON "Once ___ a time …" (4) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
6% SECRETS Things not to be told to anyone (7) USA Today Jan 21, 2026
6% RANACROSS Stumbled upon (9) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
6% HULL Kingston upon ____ (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
6% ISSUE Problem children (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
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