| TILLEULENSPIEGEL | Practical joker of German folklore, depicted in a Richard Strauss tone poem |
| ROBINHOOD | Hero of English folklore depicted in film by actors including Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Kevin |
| SALOME | "Wie schön ist die Prinzessin ____ heute Nacht!" (First line of a Richard Strauss opera) |
| GOLDBUG | Creature to find in a Richard Scarry book |
| NEST | Home for cuckoo is also Robin's in a Richard O'Sullivan sitcom (4) |
| LETO | Big-screen Joker of 2016 |
| ALSOSPRACHZARATHUSTRA | Richard Strauss tone poem inspired by a Friedrich Nietzsche work — its opening “Sunrise” section is heard three times in 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| AHEROSLIFE | English name of 1898 Richard Strauss tone poem Ein Heldenleben |
| ANALPINE | Richard Strauss tone poem, Op. 64 (2,6,8) |
| SYMPHONY | Richard Strauss tone poem, Op. 64 (2,6,8) |
| ALSO | ___ sprach Zarathustra, Richard Strauss tone poem (4) |
| JUAN | "Don ___" (Richard Strauss tone poem) |
| RUMPELSTILTSKIN | Dwarf of German folklore who destroys himself after his name is correctly guessed |
| TROLL | An ugly creature in folklore depicted as a giant or a dwarf (5) |
| GENIE | Spirit in Arabian folklore, depicted as trapped in a bottle (5) |
| ERLKING | Supernatural creature of German folklore said to inhabit the Black Forest and lure children to their deaths (3,4) |
| POLTERGEIST | Spirit of German folklore |
| KOBOLD | Sprite of German folklore |
| WALPURGIS | --- Night is the eve of May 1, believed to be the night of a witches' sabbath in German folklore (9) |
| LILITH | Female demon of Jewish folklore depicted as the first wife of Adam |
