| FAE | Race of mythical beings, in fantasy fiction |
| ORC | One of a race of mythical fierce human-like creatures in the writings of J R R Tolkien |
| LEGEND | Story of mythical beings or events (6) |
| FAIRYLAND | Imaginary domain of mythical beings (9) |
| GODS | Mythical beings in the canceled-too-soon show "Kaos" |
| GNOMESOFZURICH | Mythical beings in Switzerland, they are international bankers and financiers (6,2,6) |
| ENT | Shepherd of the forest, in fantasy fiction |
| LORE | Component of world-building, in fantasy fiction |
| BILBO | First name in fantasy fiction |
| TOLKIEN | Big name in fantasy fiction |
| SUBRACE | Cave Troll, in fantasy fiction |
| MAGE | Wizard, in fantasy fiction |
| PORTAL | A gate or magnificent doorway; or, in fantasy fiction, a magical entrance to another dimension or location (6) |
| REALITY | Antonym of "fantasy/fiction", used to denote a genre of television based on actual lives of ordinary people (7) |
| ENTS | Fangorn Forest beings of fantasy fiction |
| ELVES | Mythical beings of European folklore (or Santa's little helpers) |
| GIANTS | Mythical beings of superhuman size (6) |
| GORMENGHAST | Lord Sepulchrave, Steerpike and Barquentine appear in this fantasy fiction series |
| GOBLINS | Small, ugly, gnome-like creatures of folklore and fantasy fiction (7) |
| MORDOR | Wasteland of fantasy fiction |
