Fairy tale starter Crossword Clue

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Fairy tale starter 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
STARTER (noun)
1. an electric motor for starting an engine
2. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Wading bird

5. Nike competitor

10. "You bet, captain!"

13. Docile

14. It's spotted in the Andes!

15. Peppa, for one

16. Say "I've had it!"

18. EMT procedure

19. Scintillate

20. Wet dirt

21. "Let's roll the ___!"

22. People began searching for him in the 1980s

23. Meaty brunch offering

25. Morning hrs. (too early for me)

26. Mineral spring

29. Tourney ranking

31. Start to cycle

33. "The Simpsons" character Szyslak

34. Group of instruments, and what can follow the starts of 16-, 23-, 48- and 58-Across

39. Well-suited

40. "lol my bad"

41. "The cheap yacht was on ___" (dad joke)

43. Food brand for Fido

45. Acquired

47. "Stop sharing!"

48. Sole proprietorship?

52. Exciting March Madness result

54. Hardly docile

55. Sorority letter hidden in "sisterhood"

56. Pass into law

57. PC key that would be handy in real life

58. Katniss' battle gear

61. Salonga heard in "Mulan" (1998)

62. The fourth earl of Sandwich, for "sandwich"

63. Old Roman cover-up

64. Redone tennis serve

65. Packed with info

66. Victory was mine!

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Down

1. ___ be my pleasure!

2. Darts and pool, for two

3. "Ready when you are"

4. Left in stitches?

5. Amazing tennis serve

6. 2014 Ava DuVernay film about an Alabama march

7. Troy, to the Romans

8. Complex residence

9. Sault-Marie connection

10. HS class that might push you to the limit!

11. *Huzzah!

12. Wading bird

14. Unit of resistance

17. New Mexico art colony

21. Principles

22. Used to be

23. Chill

24. Wuthering Heights landform

27. Football kick

30. Like a 63-Across

32. Mensa measures

33. Hold the ___

35. NYSE debuts

36. Impel

37. Consumes some humble pie

38. "Pack it up!"

42. Kindled

43. “OK, makes sense”

44. "I Can Has Cheezburger?" feline

46. Word with "melt" or "roll"

48. "Peachy!"

49. Found family, e.g., to a film critic

50. "Now that's impressive!"

51. Speckled steeds

53. First section of a novel

56. Rave music genre: Abbr.

58. Nickname that drops -jamin

59. Judge's group, on scoreboards

60. Pallid

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