"Once upon ___ ..." (fairy tale starter): 2 wds. Crossword Clue

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"Once upon ___ ..." (fairy tale starter): 2 wds. Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: 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

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Across

1. Kiddie sandwich with two fillings: Abbr.

4. Dried grass on a farm

7. Indent key on a keyboard

10. Waste time, with "off" (rhymes with "roof")

12. Poetic tribute

13. Spanish cheer similar to "Bravo!"

14. Prefix with "biotic" or "virus"

15. Appease, as hunger

17. Playing hard to ___ (dating strategy)

18. Zoo doctor, for short

20. Google Easter Egg feature! Want to see an apple fall in your browser window? Then look up the scientist "___ Newton" on Google!

22. Crime ___ (incident site)

24. ___-fi ("Star Wars" genre)

25. Want to see a spinning, teleporting TARDIS on your browser? Then look up the classic BBC show "Doctor ___" on Google!

26. Mop & ___ (surface cleaner)

28. Drinking glass edges

32. Move through slowly, like water in soil

34. Reflex if you accidentally swallow a bug, perhaps

37. "... come ___ standstill..." 2 wds.

38. Walk through knee-deep waters

39. ___-cone (iced summer treat)

40. Page ___, young male attendant at a wedding

41. "Butting" bighorn sheep

44. Medicinal measure

46. Want to see ninjas run across your browser? Then look up the popular manga series featuring Sasuke Uchiha on Google!

49. 'Well, ___ be darned!'

50. Chicken-king connector: 2 wds.

51. Innovator's inkling

53. Apple's famous desktop

57. Badge holder

58. Want to see a lipstick mark that transitions to a burn book on your browser? Then look up the 2004 teen movie "___ Girls" on Google!

59. 'Jurassic Park' creature, for short

60. Big name in residential security services: Abbr.

61. First aid pro: Abbr.

62. Whirlpool-causing water phenomenon

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Down

1. Organization for Tiger Woods (anagram of "gap"): Abbr.

2. “___ voyage!” (“Happy journey!”)

3. ___ down (take notes)

4. Inexpensive lodging for students or travelers

5. Toothpaste-endorsing organization: Abbr.

6. Legendary snow creatures

7. Ancient Roman garment

8. Actor ___ Baldwin from "Blue Jasmine"

9. Place a wager

11. Want to see a pair of eyes staring at you from your browser? Then look up the horror video game "___ Nights at Freddy's" on Google!

16. Key that exits full screen

19. Subject with vocab tests, for short

21. Hot ___ balloon

22. ___ Stadium, old name of New York's Citi Field

23. Like a dorm for all sexes: Hyph.

25. Direction opposite "ENE" on a compass: Abbr.

27. Photo ___ (media events)

29. "How difficult can ___?": 2 wds.

30. Jersey cow's call

31. "___ My Name," song by Destiny's Child

33. Country known as the "Land of the Incas"

35. The ___ Ocean (third-largest ocean)

36. Handyman's equipment

43. Internet device with a blinking light

45. Want to see your browser bust out some dance moves? Then look up the DJ Casper song "Cha Cha ___" on Google!

46. California wine valley

47. "Put ___ on it!" ("Stop talking already!"): 2 wds.

48. Post that might be described as a “wall of text”

52. Wolf (down)

54. Prefix with "wife" for a birth attendant

55. Pair connector?

56. Flirtatiously shy

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