French folktale that inspired a Kurt Vonnegut novel Crossword Clue

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French folktale that inspired a Kurt Vonnegut novel Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FOLKTALE (noun)
1. a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
VONNEGUT (noun)
1. United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)

More LA Times Crossword (5/26/2025) Answers

Across

1. Flurries of activity

5. Swedish aerospace giant

9. Pet food brand

13. Olympic skier Lindsey

14. The Bruins of the Big Ten Conf.

15. Devil costume part

16. Really, really strong

19. Impressive display

20. One whose age is given in months

22. Brick and __

24. Plead

25. __ Star State

26. Delicate pasta often served with a light sauce

28. “Please explain”

29. Chilled

30. Bus. letters

31. Right this minute

32. Allow

33. Musician known as the "Godfather of Punk"

35. Beaver's project

38. As if!

39. Prefix with gender

40. "Of __ and Men"

41. Lofty goal

46. Tidy

47. Stick in a pool hall

48. Stovetops

49. "Wow, so soon?"

51. Refried beans bean

52. "I wasn't sure at first, but ...," or what could be said about the ends of 16-, 26-, and 44-Across?

56. If the __ fits …

57. World-traveling Verne protagonist

58. Train travel

59. Watch part

60. Own (up)

61. Loud noise

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Down

1. Director DuVernay

2. Uno y uno

3. Properly aimed

4. Showed appreciation for a bad joke, maybe

5. Result of a Halloween candy binge

6. Sore

7. In the style of, on a menu

8. Tool often used on Thanksgiving

9. Just slightly

10. Brought down to the ground

11. Bed cushion

12. Full House twins

17. Asian territory on a Risk board

18. Eggy holiday drink

21. ___ Speedwagon

22. Put in the post

23. A single time

24. Transport with training wheels

27. 'Brokeback Mountain' director Lee

28. Move like a frog

31. Some facial jewelry

33. Terse affirmative

34. More, on a music score

35. Like the lines on argyle socks

36. Land unit

37. Rx items

38. Talks trash about

40. Trusted career guides

41. Genetic letters

42. Condiment on a hot dog

43. "Santa Baby" singer Kitt

44. Bribe

45. Loud noise

47. Capt.'s underling

50. Became older

51. Babe and Wilbur, for two

53. Deep sadness

54. Mamma ___!

55. Furniture wood

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