| NIS | In Scandinavian folklore, a friendly goblin or other benevolent creature (3) |
| TROLL | In Scandinavian folklore, a dwarf or giant living in the mountains or caves (5) |
| NIX | Benevolent creature (Scand folklore) (3) |
| HOB | (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings. |
| NISSE | Friendly goblin in Scandinavian folklore |
| TROLLS | In Scandinavian folklore, which supernatural beings inhabit caves, or the like (6) |
| ERLKING | In German folklore, a malevolent elf or goblin of the forest who lures people, especially children, to their deaths (3-4) |
| WAGATTHEWA | In Scotland and Northumbria, an old name for a hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed, and in folklore, a brownie dwelling in the kitchen |
| MAYQUEEN | Royalty for a month is in folklore a death sentence (3,5) |
| OLAV | Troll-slaying royal in Scandinavian folklore |
| BROWNIE | Goblin or fairy of Scots folklore said to perform helpful tasks by night (7) |
| KELPIE | In Scottish folklore, a water spirit in the form of a horse that drowned its riders (6) |
| SASQUATCH | In Canadian folklore, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints (9) |
| SPRITE | In folklore, a nimble elf-like creature (6) |
| PERI | In Persian folklore, a beautiful supernatural being or fairy (4) |
| THEMOUNTAINKING | Scandinavian folklore figure in a Grieg title |
| BOGLE | Recalling some angel, goblin or ghost (5) |
| OREAD | In folklore a delectable mountain nymph (5) |
| OGRE | In folklore, a giant who eats human flesh(4) |
| BANSHEE | In Irish folklore, a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death |
