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% TALE Fairy ___, story that may feature a princess and a fairy godmother (4)
3% SPRITES Elves and fairies (7)
2% UPON Second word of fairy story you ponder somewhat (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
2% GRIMM Name in fairy tales (5) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
2% OGRE Fairy tale beast (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
2% ELF Fairy (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 4, 2025
2% LURK Wait to pounce (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 28, 2025
2% SATTIGHT Waited patiently (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
2% SPENT Worn-out biro held by good man (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 25, 2025

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