Fairy Tales Crossword Puzzle

About the Fairy Tales Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle features characters, objects, and settings from well-known fairy tales. Look for Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, a magic wand, a dark forest, and other storybook favorites. It includes tales from several traditions, from “Snow White” to “The Frog Prince.” Readers, families, and students exploring classic stories will recognize many of the words.

This crossword draws on 39 clues about Fairy Tales. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Fortified royal residence (6 letters)
• •Fire-breathing mythical beast (6 letters)
• •Towering foe Jack faces at the top of the beanstalk (5 letters)
• •Boy who left a breadcrumb trail (6 letters)
• •Seeds that grow into a sky-high stalk (10 letters)
• •Opening words of many old tales (13 letters)
• •Royal son (6 letters)
• •Maiden with extraordinarily long hair (8 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.