Fairy tale start Crossword Clue

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Fairy tale start Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. on one occasion
2. at a previous time

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FAIRY (noun)
1. offensive term for a homosexual man
2. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CONE

More LA Times Crossword (2/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Practical jokes

5. Bit of a cloud

9. Type of hair extension

14. Shrek or Fiona

15. Falco of 'The Sopranos'

16. "True Colors" singer Lauper

17. Amphibians with sticky toes

19. Flout convention

20. Person-shaped piece in a board game

21. Center of operations

23. "I saw a mouse!"

24. Lip balm brand whose name is short for evolution of smooth

26. Unit of corn

27. "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" actress

33. Soft drinks

36. Sans ice, in a bar

37. __ one's way: meander

38. Standard

39. Corrodes

40. Material that's dated using dendrochronology

41. Responsibility

42. Land division

43. Child care provider

44. Fishy breakfast combo

47. Took a load off

48. Energy bite morsel

49. 'Gross!'

52. Thrives

57. Sarcastic response to whining

59. Column style

60. Reality show with entrepreneurs and investors, or what each set of circled letters make 17-, 27-, or 44-Across?

62. Brownie ingredient

63. Aloe ___ gel

64. Ditty

65. Arterial tube

66. Formal diplomatic agreement

67. Brand of facial cleanser

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Down

1. Understand?

2. Match, as a subject and verb

3. "But for mine own part, it was __ to me": Shakespeare

4. Ooze

5. It's our turn!

6. Wedding words

7. Alas!

8. Philippine money

9. Absolute riot

10. Product needed for some hair removal

11. Dream home?

12. March day to be wary of

13. River with "blue" and "white" tributaries

18. "Performers" in a tiny circus

22. Runs into

25. Iroquois nation

27. Impromptu jazz gathering

28. Discover

29. Capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande

30. Highlighter yellow, e.g.

31. Unknown author attribution, briefly

32. Water current

33. Stuck-up sort

34. Actress Chaplin

35. Medication

39. "Haste makes __"

43. Unacceptable

45. Friendly feline

46. Maze-running rodent

49. Moving day rental

50. "Never __ Give You Up": Rickrolling song

51. Contrived

52. Insta content

53. Cheer (for)

55. Evite request

56. __ butter

58. Director Preminger

61. Path of a fly ball

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