Crossword answer
LIAR
4 letters · Used for 75 different clues · 141 appearances · Last seen Daily Themed, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
LIAR
Clues that lead to LIAR
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Tall tale teller4Daily ThemedAug 24, 2026
“I don’t believe you!”4Wall Street JournalAug 19, 2026
Pants on fire person4Crosswords With FriendsAug 17, 2026
Dishonest person has left with air-conditioning4Daily ExpressAug 11, 2026
"Nothing you say is true!"4LA TimesAug 9, 2026
Teller of tall tales4Wall Street JournalAug 9, 2026
One who may be on Santa's naughty list4Daily ThemedAug 2, 2026
Courtroom outburst4NewsdayAug 1, 2026
Person of deceptive familiarity4Evening StandardJul 29, 2026
A person who does not tell the truth4Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 19, 2026
Mowgli – a rebel part for storyteller (4)4The GuardianJul 14, 2026
Untruthful person4NewsdayJul 13, 2026
Tale teller4Eugene ShefferJul 9, 2026
Super duper?4Eugene ShefferJun 29, 2026
"You're full of it!"4USA TodayJun 23, 2026
One who can't handle the truth?4New York TimesJun 9, 2026
One with a fake account?4New York TimesMay 27, 2026
Person who deliberately misleads others4Crosswords With FriendsMay 12, 2026
I dont buy it4LA TimesMay 10, 2026
Perjurer is strange when half-cut (4)4The SunMay 8, 2026
Someone who makes things up (4)4The SunMay 8, 2026
Deceitful person4NewsdayMay 3, 2026
"You're full of baloney!"4New York TimesApr 12, 2026
"Impossible!"4NewsdayApr 11, 2026
"Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball4New York TimesApr 5, 2026
Chap claiming to go half a year on lb1?4Evening StandardMar 21, 2026
Falsifier4NewsdayMar 8, 2026
"You just made that up!"4New York TimesMar 5, 2026
Perfidious producer of pork pies4Evening StandardFeb 5, 2026
Fabrication expert4New York TimesDec 18, 2025
Suffering 50% cut, like army's pork pie supplier4The IndependentDec 18, 2025
Person in hot pants?4New York TimesDec 16, 2025
One who fails a polygraph test, perhaps4Daily ThemedNov 21, 2025
One uttering untruths4Daily ThemedOct 17, 2025
Truth twister4NewsdayOct 5, 2025
Fibber4Evening StandardOct 2, 2025
Untrustworthy person4NewsdaySep 4, 2025
Pinocchio, e.g.4Daily ThemedAug 31, 2025
He has some familiarity with Ananias4Evening StandardJul 27, 2025
One serving up Whoppers in trouble over recipe4The IndependentJul 10, 2025
Pinocchio, at times4New York TimesJun 9, 2025
One who never says the truth4Daily ThemedMay 22, 2025
Untruthful one4NewsdayApr 23, 2025
Yarn spinner4New York TimesApr 17, 2025
Whopper server?4New York TimesMar 25, 2025
False witness4NewsdayFeb 9, 2025
Deceitful type4Eugene ShefferNov 16, 2024
One who fabricates stories4Daily ThemedNov 6, 2024
One who cooks a story?4Daily ThemedJul 28, 2024
Make-up artist impressed by Julia Roberts4The IndependentJun 13, 2024
One whose word shouldn't be trusted4Daily ThemedJun 5, 2024
One who may fear a polygraph test4Daily ThemedMay 21, 2024
A pork pie specialist4Evening StandardMar 13, 2024
He has a telling way of being bad4Evening StandardFeb 15, 2024
One giving false account of a rail crash?4Evening StandardJan 25, 2024
Fellow whose "pants are on fire"4Daily ThemedJan 15, 2024
One who spins the truth4Daily ThemedJan 3, 2024
Deceitful sort4Daily ThemedDec 18, 2023
One misleading you into returning by rail?4Evening StandardDec 14, 2023
Word repeated before "pants on fire," at school4Daily ThemedOct 22, 2023
Person apt to say the wrong thing4Evening StandardAug 2, 2023
Backtrack and you'll find he's misled you4Evening StandardJul 14, 2023
At 51, hard-hearted deceiver4Evening StandardMay 24, 2023
Fibbing fellow4Daily ThemedMay 20, 2023
Does he even sound less than reliable?4Evening StandardApr 26, 2023
One who fails a polygraph test4Daily ThemedJan 10, 2023
"Pants on fire" fellow4Daily ThemedOct 14, 2022
He'll trot out some familiar fiction4Evening StandardOct 11, 2022
He may even sound somewhat unreliable!4Evening StandardDec 9, 2021
He is, as he sounds, a bit unreliable!4Evening StandardNov 25, 2021
Though dishonest, he'll give £1 with a warm heart4Evening StandardSep 6, 2021
When repeated, a Jim Carrey movie4Daily ThemedSep 1, 2021
One who spins tales4Daily ThemedJul 16, 2021
Chap claiming to go half a year on £1?4Evening StandardDec 10, 2020
False witness to a rail crash4Evening StandardFeb 6, 2020
About LIAR in crosswords
LIAR is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 141 times in our database across 75 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tall tale teller” in the Daily Themed crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
SKINEpidermis
PRAYPlead
LEGSAn ant has six of them
NEXT____ of kin
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
SAGASuper-long story
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
WESTCompass point
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
TYPESort
HOLAMexican greeting
MCCCNero’s 1,300
Every appearance of LIAR (141)
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Aug 24, 2026
Tall tale teller · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Aug 19, 2026
“I don’t believe you!” · Wall Street Journal · 22 Down
Aug 17, 2026
Pants on fire person · Crosswords With Friends · 34
Aug 11, 2026
Dishonest person has left with air-conditioning · Daily Express · 22 Down
Aug 9, 2026
"Nothing you say is true!" · LA Times · Down
Aug 9, 2026
Teller of tall tales · Wall Street Journal · 22 Down
Aug 2, 2026
One who may be on Santa's naughty list · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Aug 1, 2026
Courtroom outburst · Newsday · Across
Jul 29, 2026
Person of deceptive familiarity · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 19, 2026
A person who does not tell the truth · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 10
Jul 14, 2026
Mowgli – a rebel part for storyteller (4) · The Guardian · 15 Across
Jul 13, 2026
Untruthful person · Newsday · Down
Jul 9, 2026
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Super duper? · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jun 23, 2026
"You're full of it!" · USA Today · 18 Down
Jun 9, 2026
One who can't handle the truth? · New York Times · 19 Across
May 27, 2026
One with a fake account? · New York Times · 7 Down
May 12, 2026
Person who deliberately misleads others · Crosswords With Friends · 5
May 10, 2026
I dont buy it · LA Times · Down
May 8, 2026
Someone who makes things up (4) · The Sun · 17 Across
May 8, 2026
Perjurer is strange when half-cut (4) · The Sun · 17 Across
May 3, 2026
Deceitful person · Newsday · Down
Apr 12, 2026
"You're full of baloney!" · New York Times · 115 Across
Apr 11, 2026
"Impossible!" · Newsday · Down
Apr 5, 2026
"Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball · New York Times · 40 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Chap claiming to go half a year on lb1? · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Mar 8, 2026
Falsifier · Newsday · Down
Mar 5, 2026
"You just made that up!" · New York Times · 70 Across
Feb 5, 2026
Perfidious producer of pork pies · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 3, 2026
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Dec 29, 2025
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Dec 18, 2025
Suffering 50% cut, like army's pork pie supplier · The Independent · 25 Down
Dec 18, 2025
Fabrication expert · New York Times · 52 Down
Dec 16, 2025
Person in hot pants? · New York Times · 24 Across
Nov 21, 2025
One who fails a polygraph test, perhaps · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Nov 18, 2025
Super duper? · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Oct 17, 2025
One uttering untruths · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Oct 5, 2025
Truth twister · Newsday · Down
Oct 2, 2025
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Sep 4, 2025
Untrustworthy person · Newsday · Across
Aug 31, 2025
Pinocchio, e.g. · Daily Themed · 17 Down
Jul 27, 2025
He has some familiarity with Ananias · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 12, 2025
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Jul 10, 2025
One serving up Whoppers in trouble over recipe · The Independent · 9 Across
Jun 9, 2025
Pinocchio, at times · New York Times · 33 Down
May 22, 2025
One who never says the truth · Daily Themed · 26 Down
May 19, 2025
Untruthful person · Newsday · Across
May 13, 2025
Deceitful person · Newsday · Across
Apr 23, 2025
Untruthful one · Newsday · Across
Apr 17, 2025
Yarn spinner · New York Times · 55 Down
Apr 1, 2025
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Mar 27, 2025
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Mar 25, 2025
Whopper server? · New York Times · 58 Down
Mar 16, 2025
Falsifier · Newsday · Across
Mar 12, 2025
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 11, 2025
Fibber · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Feb 9, 2025
False witness · Newsday · Down
Dec 16, 2024
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Nov 26, 2024
Truth twister · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Nov 16, 2024
Deceitful type · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Nov 12, 2024
"Pants on fire" person · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Nov 6, 2024
One who fabricates stories · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Oct 27, 2024
"Pants on fire" person · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Jul 28, 2024
One who cooks a story? · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Jul 17, 2024
Fibber · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jul 4, 2024
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Jun 13, 2024
Make-up artist impressed by Julia Roberts · The Independent · 27 Down
Jun 5, 2024
One whose word shouldn't be trusted · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Jun 3, 2024
Fibber · Evening Standard · 8 Down
May 23, 2024
“I don’t believe you!” · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
May 21, 2024
One who may fear a polygraph test · Daily Themed · 2 Down
May 9, 2024
Fibber · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 5, 2024
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Mar 13, 2024
A pork pie specialist · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 15, 2024
He has a telling way of being bad · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 30, 2024
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Jan 26, 2024
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Jan 25, 2024
One giving false account of a rail crash? · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 15, 2024
Fellow whose "pants are on fire" · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Jan 3, 2024
One who spins the truth · Daily Themed · 46 Across
Dec 18, 2023
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Dec 18, 2023
Deceitful sort · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Dec 14, 2023
One misleading you into returning by rail? · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 30, 2023
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Oct 22, 2023
Word repeated before "pants on fire," at school · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Oct 12, 2023
Fibber · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 10, 2023
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Aug 2, 2023
Person apt to say the wrong thing · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Jul 25, 2023
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 14, 2023
Backtrack and you'll find he's misled you · Evening Standard · 40 Across
May 24, 2023
At 51, hard-hearted deceiver · Evening Standard · 32 Down
May 20, 2023
Fibbing fellow · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Apr 26, 2023
Does he even sound less than reliable? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 23, 2023
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Mar 7, 2023
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across
Jan 26, 2023
"Pants on fire" person · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Jan 19, 2023
Fibber · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 10, 2023
One who fails a polygraph test · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Oct 14, 2022
"Pants on fire" fellow · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Oct 11, 2022
He'll trot out some familiar fiction · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 13, 2022
Untruthful one · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Sep 9, 2022
Pinocchio, e.g. · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Sep 8, 2022
Fibber · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Aug 29, 2022
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Aug 10, 2022
Fibber · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 3, 2022
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 18, 2022
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Apr 4, 2022
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 2, 2022
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Dec 15, 2021
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Dec 9, 2021
He may even sound somewhat unreliable! · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Nov 30, 2021
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Nov 25, 2021
He is, as he sounds, a bit unreliable! · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Sep 15, 2021
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Sep 6, 2021
Though dishonest, he'll give £1 with a warm heart · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 1, 2021
When repeated, a Jim Carrey movie · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Aug 27, 2021
Falsifier · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 16, 2021
One who spins tales · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jun 29, 2021
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jun 24, 2021
Person of deceptive familiarity · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Apr 12, 2021
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Dec 10, 2020
Chap claiming to go half a year on £1? · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 7, 2020
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Oct 7, 2020
Perfidious producer of pork pies · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 10, 2020
Fibber · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 19, 2020
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Jul 14, 2020
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Mar 9, 2020
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 12, 2020
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Feb 6, 2020
False witness to a rail crash · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jan 23, 2020
Deceitful person · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Jan 11, 2020
Tale teller · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Sep 12, 2019
Fibber · Evening Standard · 18 Across
May 23, 2019
He has some familiarity with Ananias · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 14, 2019
Fibber · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Nov 26, 2018
Fibber · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 1, 2018
Fibber · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 3, 2018
Backtrack and you'll find he's misled you · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Apr 19, 2018
Fibber · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 2, 2018
Fibber · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 8, 2018
A pork pie specialist · Evening Standard · 4 Down