Start of a tale Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONCE Start of a tale (4)
23% ONCE UPON A TIME Continue a poem in translation, the start of a tale (16)
20% ARABLE Start off biblical tale concerning land for cultivation (6)
17% ONCEUPONATIME Words you would use to start a fairy tale?: 4 wds. (13)
16% UPON Pick the words to start your fairy tale! (1/3) "Once ___ a time..." (4)
13% CSLEWIS Author who wrote 'Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again' (7) New York Times Mar 24, 2016
4% YARN Tale (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 27, 2025
3% WOE Tale of ___ (sob story) (3) USA Today Dec 13, 2025
3% WOLF Peter's antagonist, in a musical tale (4) New York Times Mini Dec 13, 2025
3% EERIE Like Poe tales (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 8, 2025
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