Fabricate facts — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 9 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LIE
3 letters
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Bit of fake news say
LIE
3
Fabricated statement
LIE
3
Tell a fib
LIE
3
Make up, as an excuse
LIE
3
Reason for Pinocchio's nose to grow
LIE
3
Bit of fake news say
LIE
3
Bit of fake news say
LIE
3
Tell an untruth
LIE
3
Make up a story, say
LIE
3
Deceptive claim, like 23a maybe
LIE
3
Tell an untruth
LIE
3
Bluff, e.g.
LIE
3
___-esteem (pride in oneself)
SELF
4
Curtain holder
ROD
3
Mother, lovingly
MOM
3
Cookie often dunked in milk
OREO
4
In ___ of (be amazed)
AWE
3
Alpha, ___, gamma
BETA
4
Orange discard
PEEL
4
Lana Del ___, singer of "Doin' Time"
REY
3
"What's ___ for me?" ("What do I get?"): 2 wds.
INIT
4
"Don't Go in the ___," 1980 horror movie whose title warns "Turn back! Don't enter this abode!"
HOUSE
5
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