Tell a tall tale Crossword Clue

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LIE

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TALL (adjective)
1. too improbable to admit of belief
2. lofty in style
TALL (noun)
1. a garment size for a tall person
TELL (verb)
1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
2. give evidence
TELL (noun)
1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

LIE
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Hint 3: Anagram

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TELOI

More Missing Letter Crossword (3/16/2025) Answers

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15. German writer Heinrich ___

16. Second try

17. NOUN: "[an indecent] person"

19. NOUN: "any of a series of numbered golf clubs having relatively thin metal heads"

20. Fabric features

21. ADJECTIVE: "given to erratic changeableness"

23. Mauna ___ (nut brand)

24. "Ahoy!" shouter

25. Holy Hindus

29. Irene who sang the theme to "Flashdance"

30. VERB: "to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object"

33. Hardly worth mentioning, as an amount

34. Tooth cover

36. Brian of ambient music

37. Long-armed animal, for short

39. NOUN: "a single person or thing"

40. Ten may get your team a first down

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43. NOUN: "a return of a part of a payment"

46. "Now let me get this straight..."

47. NOUN: "an affirmative vote"

48. German automaker that sounds like a gemstone

49. Need assistance from

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53. "Just gimme one ___"

54. Laments the dead

56. Fed up with the whole situation

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62. IDIOMATIC PHRASE: "criticize or correct (someone) for some fault or failing"

64. ___ Sethi (star of 2016's "The Jungle Book")

66. Letters before texting a viewpoint

67. Cozy stopovers

68. Village leader

69. Gets a look at

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1. Ginormous

2. Archipelago part

3. NOUN: "the highest or culminating point"

4. Hurdle for future attys.

5. Grammy-winning song for Bette Midler

6. "But if ___ married man..." ("Measure for Measure" line)

7. Narrow waterways

8. Bigger version of a photograph (abbr.)

9. NOUN: "aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need"

10. NOUN: "the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing"

11. ADJECTIVE: "characterized by sudden, irregular, or unpredictable movement"

12. TV show with singing, casually

13. ADJECTIVE: "situated by itself"

18. COMMUNICATIONS CODE WORD: "used as a code word for [the last letter of the alphabet]"

22. Home to Rome

24. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "David Alan 1947– American dramatist and director"

25. The Great ___ Mountains (Tennessee-North Carolina range)

26. Eagles' home

27. NOUN: "a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions"

28. Egg layer

29. NOUN: "an artificial waterway for navigation"

31. Therefore

32. NOUN: "particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number"

35. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Alfred Bernhard 1833–1896 Swedish manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist"

38. VERB: "to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance"

41. IM creator

44. NOUN: "a formal or elegant letter"

45. Set for junior builders

50. Clothing brand since 1993

52. Range that divides Asia and Europe, with "the"

53. Seis + uno

54. Paul who won Best Actor for 1936's "The Story of Louis Pasteur"

55. Appliance often preheated

56. List of employee work hours, casually

57. __ Spunkmeyer: cookie brand

58. 1980s show starring Debbie Allen

59. "___ serious?"

60. Boxing wins, briefly

63. Feel under the weather

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