Fairy tale baddie
The crossword clue "Fairy tale baddie" is answered by OGRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 110 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OGRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OGRE answer page.
Used 110 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- TROLL (4 uses in xd)
- BIGBADWOLF (1 uses in xd)
- WOLF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OGRE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OGRE, most used first.
- Shrek, for one - used 244 times, most recently in 2026
- Fairy tale monster - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
- Shrek, e.g. - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Meanie - used 92 times, most recently in 2025
- Storybook monster - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Grand tale - EPIC, used 112 times
- Long tale - SAGA, used 89 times
- Epic tale - SAGA, used 87 times
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