| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| THROUGHEACHYEAR | Start of a hyprocrite's story |
| ONCE | Start of a story |
| POLICEHADTOBREAKUP | Start of a news story |
| TWAS | Start of a Christmas story |
| ONCE | Start of a bedtime story |
| DATELINE | Start of many a story |
| PARTI | Start of a long story? |
| CLOSEENCOUNTERS | Start of a story? (1977) |
| ONCE | Start of a Grimm story |
| PARTI | Start of a serial story. |
| ONCE | Start of many a story |
| ASNAKECHARMER | Start of a love story |
| ITALLBEGAN | Start of many a long story |
| BOYMEETSGIRL | Start of a traditional love story |
| WERELIVE | Start of a breaking news story |
| CALLMEISHMAEL | Start of a whale of a story |
| THE | Start of a short-story title (aptly rendered) that first appeared December 16, 1865 |
