Worn-out elves wait for treatment in fairy story Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Worn-out elves wait for treatment in fairy story last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OLDWIVESTALE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLDWIVESTALE Worn-out elves wait for treatment in fairy story (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 25, 2022
3% TIRED Worn out (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 28, 2026
3% TALES Fairy ___ (stories) (5)
3% SPRITES Elves and fairies (7)
2% OGRES Fairy tale villains (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
2% OGRE Fairy-tale monster (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026
2% CURABLE Responsive to treatment, cut bad ulcer out (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
2% ELF Fairy (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 24, 2026
2% TRIAGES Prioritizes for treatment (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
2% TIPS Waiting rewards (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 24, 2026

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