Folklore Figure Crossword Clue

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	noun • a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure • a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
	98%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas • (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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	noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

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New York Times28 Apr 1996	Across 119
New York Times11 Aug 1994	Down 54
New York Times20 Nov 1983	Down 63
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