| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ONCE | Tots' story starter |
| ABCDE | Tot's song starter |
| TELLME | ".. a story" (tot's request) |
| ONCE | Story starter |
| DATELINE | Story starter |
| ESS | Story starter |
| ESS | Story starter? |
| DATELINE | News story starter |
| ONCE | Popular story starter |
| DATELINE | News-story starter |
| ONCE | Common story starter |
| ONCE | Children's-story starter |
| WHATHAPPENEDWAS | Long-story starter, perhaps |
| UPON | Story starter, after "Once" |
| RAGS | Success-story starter, so to speak |
