Tall ___ (exaggerated story) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 31 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TALE
4 letters
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Campfire story, say
TALE
4
"___ as old as time ..." (opening words to "Beauty and the Beast")
TALE
4
Dickens' "A ___ of Two Cities"
TALE
4
It's tall when exaggerated
TALE
4
"A ___ of Two Cities," novel by Charles Dickens
TALE
4
"Shark ___," animated movie starring Robert De Niro who voices a great white shark, which has an "Oscar"
TALE
4
Fairy ___ ("Little Red Riding Hood" or "Cinderella," e.g.)
TALE
4
Fairy ___, story that may feature a princess and a fairy godmother
TALE
4
"The Handmaid's ___," dystopian TV series that was adapted from Margaret Atwood's banned novel
TALE
4
"___ as old as time ..." ("Beauty and the Beast" lyric)
TALE
4
"A ___ of Two Cities," novel by Charles Dickens
TALE
4
"The Handmaid's ___," TV series starring Elisabeth Moss
TALE
4
___ and flow (tidal movements)
EBB
3
Droop like an old couch
SAG
3
Put into words
SAY
3
British bathroom, informally
LOO
3
Flightless Australian bird
EMU
3
"Once upon a time, in a ___, far, far away ..." (royal realm)
KINGDOM
7
Biblical garden
EDEN
4
"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"
LARA
4
"___ man walks into the bar ...": 2 wds.
SOA
3
Tonsil doctor: Abbr.
ENT
3
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