The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OGRE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Fairy-tale meanie crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OGRE | 78 % | 4 |
| OGRESS | 6 % | 6 |
| TROLL | 6 % | 5 |
| STEPSISTER | 6 % | 10 |
| EVILQUEEN | 3 % | 9 |
| CRONE | 3 % | 5 |
Why may OGRE be the right solution?
The answer "OGRE" is the right solution because in many fairy tales, an ogre is depicted as a mean and often cruel character.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fairy-tale meanie
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- baddy
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- heavy
- nemesis
- black hat
- corn
- credo
- lone ranger
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Crossword Answer definitions
OGRE noun- A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
- A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OGRE
- Brutish one
- Fairy tale baddie
- Fairy tale denizen
- Fairy-tale villain
- Hideous fellow
- Monster
- Monster of folklore
- Mythical meanie
- Fairy-tale baddie
- Fiend
More clues leading to the result OGRESS
- Fiona of the "Shrek" franchise, e.g.
- She's a monster
- Mate for Shrek
- Shrek's Fiona, for one
- She-beast
- She-monster
- Feared fairy-tale female
- Female fairy tale baddie
- Mrs. Shrek, e.g.
- Hideous her
More clues leading to the result TROLL
- Under-bridge dweller of myth
- Folk tale creature
- Fish, in a way
- Northern gnome
- Comments section annoyance
- Deliberately inflammatory poster on message boards
- Mythical monster
- Being under a bridge
- Fairy-tale monster
- 1960s fad doll
More clues leading to the result STEPSISTER
- Sibling via remarriage
- One of Cinderella's siblings
- "Cinderella" character
- Fairy tale meany
- Folk tale meany
- Adele Astaire
- One of Cinderella's taunters
- Fairy tale meanie
- One of an evil fairy tale duo
- "Cinderella" meanie
More clues leading to the result EVILQUEEN
- Fairy tale villain
- *Fairy tale meanie
- Villain in many a fairy tale
- She queried a magic object named twice in this puzzle's shaded squares