Crossword answer
LIE
3 letters · Used for 179 different clues · 500 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
LIE
Clues that lead to LIE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Fib3USA TodayAug 26, 2026
Tell tales3Thomas JosephAug 22, 2026
Untruth3Evening StandardAug 16, 2026
Falsehood3Evening StandardAug 13, 2026
Tell a fib3USA TodayAug 13, 2026
Tell stories for money, that is3Evening StandardAug 4, 2026
Be less than honest3Crosswords With FriendsJul 28, 2026
"Would I ___ to you?"3USA TodayJul 25, 2026
Untruthful statement3Crosswords With FriendsJul 25, 2026
Whopper3Thomas JosephJul 23, 2026
Use deceit3Thomas JosephJul 21, 2026
Prevarication (3)3The GuardianJul 19, 2026
Be positioned3NewsdayJul 19, 2026
Back down?3NewsdayJul 18, 2026
Bit of fake news say3Daily ThemedJul 15, 2026
Commit perjury3Crosswords With FriendsJul 11, 2026
Tell a tall tale3New York TimesJul 7, 2026
Fabricated statement3Daily ThemedJun 30, 2026
Within half a mile? I don't believe it!3Evening StandardJun 26, 2026
Speak dishonestly3NYT MidiJun 20, 2026
Say the wrong thing3Evening StandardJun 8, 2026
Make up, as an excuse3Daily ThemedJun 7, 2026
Golf position3Thomas JosephMay 29, 2026
Reason for Pinocchio's nose to grow3Daily ThemedMay 28, 2026
Work of fiction3LA TimesMay 22, 2026
Be prone3NewsdayMay 22, 2026
Don't believe it3New York TimesMay 6, 2026
Wingless insects remain in a state of inactivity3The IndependentApr 30, 2026
Be untruthful3NewsdayApr 27, 2026
Bend the truth3NYT MidiApr 1, 2026
Children's story, just fiction3Evening StandardMar 19, 2026
Tell an untruth3Daily ThemedMar 13, 2026
Make up a story, say3Daily ThemedMar 5, 2026
Be on one's back3New York TimesMar 5, 2026
What one should let sleeping dogs do, proverbially3New York TimesMar 2, 2026
Recline3Evening StandardFeb 26, 2026
Deceptive claim, like 23a maybe3Daily ThemedFeb 23, 2026
Red herring, yarn3Puzzle PageJan 29, 2026
Bluff, e.g.3Daily ThemedJan 25, 2026
Rest, with "down"3Daily ThemedJan 13, 2026
A pound a point? Don't you believe it!3Evening StandardJan 3, 2026
Hide the truth3Daily ThemedJan 2, 2026
Tell a false story3Daily ThemedDec 30, 2025
Stretch the truth3Daily ThemedDec 22, 2025
"___ to Me" (Tim Roth TV series)3Daily ThemedDec 12, 2025
"The cake is a ___" (classic "Portal" quote)3Daily ThemedDec 3, 2025
Fake account3New York TimesNov 28, 2025
Cooked-up story3Daily ThemedNov 18, 2025
False account3NewsdayNov 13, 2025
Deliberate untruth3Evening StandardNov 9, 2025
__ low (stay hidden)3NewsdayNov 9, 2025
"Love the Way You ___," hit track by Eminem3Daily ThemedNov 5, 2025
Falsification3NewsdayOct 23, 2025
Cooked-up story to get out of P.E., perhaps3Daily ThemedOct 10, 2025
Salient feature of perjury3Evening StandardOct 6, 2025
Rest somewhere on course3Evening StandardOct 2, 2025
It's not 60-Down3NewsdaySep 28, 2025
Not the truth3Daily ThemedSep 27, 2025
Make up a story3Daily ThemedSep 16, 2025
It doesn't deserve full belief!3Evening StandardSep 8, 2025
Produce pork pies? (3)3The SunSep 5, 2025
Falsehood (3)3The SunSep 5, 2025
That's unbelievable!3New York TimesAug 26, 2025
Tell a whopper3Daily ThemedAug 24, 2025
False story3NewsdayAug 10, 2025
Pinocchio's downfall3Daily ThemedAug 6, 2025
Fish story3Eugene ShefferJul 28, 2025
___ detector test (polygraph)3Daily ThemedJul 28, 2025
Apt letters for the blanks in _ _ B _ L3New York TimesJul 19, 2025
What a polygraph test may reveal3Daily ThemedJul 11, 2025
What lights your pants on fire?3Daily ThemedJun 29, 2025
Does it merit some belief?3Evening StandardJun 29, 2025
A position the golfer may find unbelievable3Evening StandardJun 24, 2025
Dissemble3New York TimesMay 29, 2025
Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"3New York TimesMay 12, 2025
"I was stuck in traffic," perhaps3New York TimesMay 10, 2025
Make up an alibi3Daily ThemedMay 5, 2025
"Love The Way You ___," song by Eminem and Rihanna3Daily ThemedApr 26, 2025
Oral fabrication3NewsdayApr 18, 2025
"It's not you, it's me," often3New York TimesApr 15, 2025
Tell tall tales3Daily ThemedApr 14, 2025
Taboo under oath3Daily ThemedApr 10, 2025
Pinocchio's nose extender?3Daily ThemedMar 24, 2025
What sets your pants on fire?3Daily ThemedMar 14, 2025
Made-up story3Daily ThemedMar 1, 2025
Factor in club selection3New York TimesFeb 19, 2025
Bad thing to be caught in3New York TimesFeb 16, 2025
Distort the truth, say3Daily ThemedJan 31, 2025
Tell it like it isn't3Daily ThemedJan 19, 2025
Golfer's concern3New York TimesJan 18, 2025
Make up something that's untrue3Daily ThemedJan 15, 2025
Fabricate facts3Daily ThemedJan 9, 2025
The unbelievable part?3Evening StandardJan 6, 2025
"Dog ate my homework," e.g.3Daily ThemedJan 2, 2025
Make stuff up3Daily ThemedDec 25, 2024
Word after "white" or "bold-faced"3Daily ThemedDec 7, 2024
Piece of fiction?3Daily ThemedNov 19, 2024
Ball location, a bit unbelievable?3Evening StandardNov 11, 2024
False statement3Daily ThemedNov 8, 2024
___ detector, device shown in movies to find if someone is telling the truth3Daily ThemedNov 1, 2024
Spin a deceitful tale3Daily ThemedOct 6, 2024
You can take the rest as mere fiction3Evening StandardSep 24, 2024
___ detector test aka Polygraph3Daily ThemedSep 13, 2024
Is it among the sillier attempts at deception?3Evening StandardJul 25, 2024
"The eyes, Chico. They never ___"3Daily ThemedJul 16, 2024
Risky thing to do on an affidavit3Daily ThemedJul 9, 2024
Tall tale3Daily ThemedJun 30, 2024
Two truths and a ___ (fun game to play with friends)3Daily ThemedJun 20, 2024
Tell a false tale, like Pinocchio3Daily ThemedMay 7, 2024
"The dog ate my homework," e.g.3Daily ThemedApr 24, 2024
Salient feature of pure fiction3Evening StandardApr 24, 2024
White ___ (supposedly harmless fib)3Daily ThemedFeb 27, 2024
Polygraph no-no?3Daily ThemedFeb 10, 2024
Not all bullies are untruthful3Evening StandardJan 29, 2024
Some bullies are dishonest3Evening StandardJan 24, 2024
Tamper with the truth3Daily ThemedJan 21, 2024
A salient feature of perjury3Evening StandardDec 19, 2023
Make up an excuse, say3Daily ThemedDec 16, 2023
Rest among the lilies3Evening StandardNov 16, 2023
Hide the truth, perhaps3Daily ThemedNov 3, 2023
What Pinocchio can't hide?3Daily ThemedOct 20, 2023
What a polygraph detects3Daily ThemedOct 15, 2023
Silliest deception?3Evening StandardOct 2, 2023
Pinocchio's undoing3Daily ThemedSep 17, 2023
Deceptive position for the ball to be in?3Evening StandardAug 24, 2023
Rest3Evening StandardAug 22, 2023
Be deceitful3Daily ThemedAug 16, 2023
Something you might tell to avoid punishment?3Daily ThemedAug 7, 2023
Tamper the truth, say3Daily ThemedAug 1, 2023
What a fact checker looks for3Daily ThemedJul 15, 2023
Twist the truth?3Daily ThemedJul 10, 2023
"The cat destroyed my homework," probably3Daily ThemedJul 1, 2023
Something picked up by a polygraph3Daily ThemedJun 25, 2023
"Let sleeping dogs ___"3Daily ThemedMay 19, 2023
Fabricated story3Daily ThemedMay 10, 2023
You wouldn't believe where I've driven my ball to!3Evening StandardMay 5, 2023
___ like a rug (blatantly tell falsehoods)3Daily ThemedApr 10, 2023
Two Truths and a ___ (party game)3Daily ThemedFeb 12, 2023
Falsify facts, like Pinocchio3Daily ThemedJan 30, 2023
Make up an excuse?3Daily ThemedJan 21, 2023
Story one shouldn't believe3Daily ThemedDec 26, 2022
For the golfer, a position of rest3Evening StandardNov 7, 2022
Anything but the truth?3Daily ThemedOct 30, 2022
"I'm on my way," sometimes3Daily ThemedOct 8, 2022
Try out the bed - it’s made up3Evening StandardSep 30, 2022
Deceitful fabrication that parents never appreciate3Daily ThemedSep 27, 2022
Possibly incredible place for a ball3Evening StandardSep 19, 2022
Be deceitful for money, that is3Evening StandardSep 5, 2022
Polygraph detection3Daily ThemedSep 1, 2022
But evidently it does merit some belief3Evening StandardAug 16, 2022
Avoid honesty, say3Daily ThemedAug 7, 2022
Bit of fibbery3Daily ThemedAug 3, 2022
Far from the truth3Daily ThemedJul 30, 2022
Twist the tale?3Daily ThemedJul 27, 2022
Tell a false tale3Daily ThemedJul 20, 2022
Take the rest as pure fiction3Evening StandardJun 20, 2022
Deceptive position for the ball?3Evening StandardJun 16, 2022
Engage in prevarication3Daily ThemedJun 6, 2022
As a fib, it's among the silliest3Evening StandardMar 30, 2022
Say "I do" when you don't?3Daily ThemedMar 17, 2022
It's misleading on many a point3Evening StandardFeb 22, 2022
Eminem's "Love The Way You ___"3Daily ThemedFeb 10, 2022
Be prone to deceive3Evening StandardJan 17, 2022
Deceptive story3Daily ThemedJan 9, 2022
Twist the facts3Daily ThemedJan 1, 2022
Partner of two truths, in a party game3Daily ThemedDec 14, 2021
What some people do when asked their age?3Daily ThemedNov 21, 2021
Be located in the heart of Docklands, that is3Evening StandardNov 8, 2021
Fabricate, as a statement3Daily ThemedOct 21, 2021
Where the ball's come to rest may be just not true!3Evening StandardOct 14, 2021
Be dishonest with money, that is3Evening StandardSep 29, 2021
Twist the truth, say3Daily ThemedSep 22, 2021
Everything but the truth3Daily ThemedSep 7, 2021
There's no truth to it3Daily ThemedSep 2, 2021
Two truths and a ___ (logic game)3Daily ThemedAug 24, 2021
It made Pinocchio's nose grow3Daily ThemedJul 12, 2021
Two truths and a ___, conversation game3Daily ThemedJun 22, 2021
A pork pie, so to speak3Evening StandardDec 9, 2019
Not only a golfer hates a bad one3Evening StandardSep 4, 2019
About LIE in crosswords
LIE is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 500 times in our database across 179 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Fib” in the USA Today crossword on August 26, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
Every appearance of LIE (500)
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Aug 26, 2026
Fib · USA Today · 24 Across
Aug 24, 2026
Fib · LA Times · Down
Aug 22, 2026
Tell tales · Thomas Joseph · 36 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
Aug 19, 2026
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Aug 18, 2026
Tell tales · Thomas Joseph · 2 Down
Aug 16, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 13, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Aug 13, 2026
Tell a fib · USA Today · 50 Across
Aug 6, 2026
Falsehood · LA Times · Down
Aug 4, 2026
Tell stories for money, that is · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Be less than honest · Crosswords With Friends · 58
Jul 25, 2026
Untruthful statement · Crosswords With Friends · 47
Jul 25, 2026
"Would I ___ to you?" · USA Today · 54 Across
Jul 23, 2026
Whopper · Thomas Joseph · 38 Down
Jul 21, 2026
Use deceit · Thomas Joseph · 36 Down
Jul 19, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jul 19, 2026
Prevarication (3) · The Guardian · 22 Across
Jul 19, 2026
Be positioned · Newsday · Across
Jul 18, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 18, 2026
Back down? · Newsday · Down
Jul 15, 2026
Bit of fake news say · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Jul 11, 2026
Commit perjury · Crosswords With Friends · 35
Jul 10, 2026
Fib · USA Today · 56 Across
Jul 7, 2026
Tell a tall tale · New York Times · 31 Down
Jun 30, 2026
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Jun 27, 2026
Tell tales · Thomas Joseph · 18 Across
Jun 26, 2026
Within half a mile? I don't believe it! · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Jun 22, 2026
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Jun 20, 2026
Speak dishonestly · NYT Midi · 3 Down
Jun 20, 2026
Tell a fib · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Jun 8, 2026
Say the wrong thing · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Make up, as an excuse · Daily Themed · 25 Down
May 29, 2026
Golf position · Thomas Joseph · 15 Across
May 28, 2026
Tell tales · LA Times · Down
May 28, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 8 Down
May 28, 2026
Reason for Pinocchio's nose to grow · Daily Themed · 29 Down
May 26, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 29 Across
May 25, 2026
Tell tales · Thomas Joseph · 16 Down
May 24, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 32 Down
May 22, 2026
Work of fiction · LA Times · Across
May 22, 2026
Be prone · Newsday · Down
May 12, 2026
Falsehood · Daily Express · 21 Down
May 9, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 6, 2026
Untruth · Daily Express · 21 Down
May 6, 2026
Don't believe it · New York Times · 1 Across
Apr 30, 2026
Wingless insects remain in a state of inactivity · The Independent · 2 Down
Apr 29, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Apr 27, 2026
Bit of fake news say · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Apr 27, 2026
Be untruthful · Newsday · Across
Apr 20, 2026
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Apr 20, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 17, 2026
Bit of fake news say · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Apr 14, 2026
Falsehood · NYT Midi · 20 Down
Apr 6, 2026
Untruth · Daily Express · 22 Across
Apr 1, 2026
Bend the truth · NYT Midi · 10 Across
Mar 26, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 19, 2026
Children's story, just fiction · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 13, 2026
Tell an untruth · Daily Themed · 24 Across
Mar 11, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Mar 5, 2026
Make up a story, say · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Mar 5, 2026
Be on one's back · New York Times · 31 Down
Mar 2, 2026
What one should let sleeping dogs do, proverbially · New York Times · 61 Down
Feb 26, 2026
Recline · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Feb 23, 2026
Deceptive claim, like 23a maybe · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Feb 14, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Feb 9, 2026
Tell an untruth · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Feb 9, 2026
Untruth · The Independent · 3 Down
Feb 5, 2026
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 4, 2026
Be untruthful · Newsday · Across
Jan 29, 2026
Red herring, yarn · Puzzle Page · 2 Down
Jan 25, 2026
Bluff, e.g. · Daily Themed · 51 Across
Jan 23, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jan 22, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jan 16, 2026
Falsehood · The Independent · 21 Across
Jan 14, 2026
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Jan 13, 2026
Rest, with "down" · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Jan 10, 2026
Make up, as an excuse · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Jan 7, 2026
Untruth · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Jan 3, 2026
A pound a point? Don't you believe it! · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jan 3, 2026
Untruth · The Independent · 1 Across
Jan 2, 2026
Hide the truth · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Dec 30, 2025
Tell a false story · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Dec 26, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Dec 24, 2025
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 22, 2025
Stretch the truth · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Dec 12, 2025
"___ to Me" (Tim Roth TV series) · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Dec 8, 2025
Tell a fib · Newsday · Across
Dec 3, 2025
"The cake is a ___" (classic "Portal" quote) · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Dec 2, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Dec 2, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 29, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 28, 2025
Fake account · New York Times · 19 Across
Nov 22, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 18, 2025
Golf position · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Nov 18, 2025
Cooked-up story · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Nov 17, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Nov 13, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Nov 13, 2025
False account · Newsday · Across
Nov 9, 2025
Deliberate untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 9, 2025
__ low (stay hidden) · Newsday · Down
Nov 5, 2025
"Love the Way You ___," hit track by Eminem · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Oct 28, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Oct 23, 2025
Falsification · Newsday · Down
Oct 17, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Oct 13, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 11, 2025
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Oct 10, 2025
Cooked-up story to get out of P.E., perhaps · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across
Oct 6, 2025
Salient feature of perjury · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Oct 2, 2025
Rest somewhere on course · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Sep 28, 2025
It's not 60-Down · Newsday · Down
Sep 27, 2025
Not the truth · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Sep 17, 2025
Falsehood · The Independent · 1 Across
Sep 16, 2025
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Sep 8, 2025
It doesn't deserve full belief! · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Sep 5, 2025
Falsehood (3) · The Sun · 16 Across
Sep 5, 2025
Produce pork pies? (3) · The Sun · 16 Across
Aug 26, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Aug 26, 2025
That's unbelievable! · New York Times · 51 Across
Aug 24, 2025
Tell a whopper · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Aug 21, 2025
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
Aug 10, 2025
False story · Newsday · Down
Aug 8, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 6, 2025
Pinocchio's downfall · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Jul 31, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 29, 2025
Untruth · The Independent · 23 Across
Jul 28, 2025
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Jul 28, 2025
___ detector test (polygraph) · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Jul 26, 2025
Falsehood · The Independent · 20 Down
Jul 20, 2025
Cooked-up story · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Jul 19, 2025
Apt letters for the blanks in _ _ B _ L · New York Times · 5 Down
Jul 18, 2025
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Jul 11, 2025
What a polygraph test may reveal · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Jun 29, 2025
Does it merit some belief? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 29, 2025
What lights your pants on fire? · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Jun 24, 2025
A position the golfer may find unbelievable · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jun 20, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 18, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Jun 15, 2025
Be positioned · Newsday · Across
Jun 7, 2025
Stretch the truth · Daily Themed · 22 Down
May 31, 2025
Fake account · New York Times · 11 Down
May 29, 2025
Dissemble · New York Times · 40 Down
May 22, 2025
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 12, 2025
Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay" · New York Times · 8 Down
May 10, 2025
"I was stuck in traffic," perhaps · New York Times · 30 Across
May 5, 2025
Make up an alibi · Daily Themed · 36 Across
May 5, 2025
Be untruthful · Newsday · Across
May 2, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Apr 29, 2025
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Apr 26, 2025
"Love The Way You ___," song by Eminem and Rihanna · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Apr 24, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Apr 18, 2025
Pinocchio's downfall · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Apr 18, 2025
Oral fabrication · Newsday · Down
Apr 15, 2025
"It's not you, it's me," often · New York Times · 58 Down
Apr 14, 2025
Tell tall tales · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Taboo under oath · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Apr 9, 2025
Bluff, e.g. · New York Times · 7 Down
Apr 1, 2025
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Mar 24, 2025
Pinocchio's nose extender? · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Mar 14, 2025
What sets your pants on fire? · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Mar 13, 2025
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Mar 5, 2025
Stretch the truth · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Mar 1, 2025
Made-up story · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Feb 28, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Feb 26, 2025
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 19, 2025
Factor in club selection · New York Times · 60 Down
Feb 16, 2025
Bad thing to be caught in · New York Times · 13 Down
Jan 31, 2025
Distort the truth, say · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Jan 29, 2025
False story · Newsday · Across
Jan 20, 2025
Untruth · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jan 19, 2025
Tell it like it isn't · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Jan 18, 2025
Golfer's concern · New York Times · 54 Down
Jan 15, 2025
Make up something that's untrue · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Jan 9, 2025
Fabricate facts · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Jan 6, 2025
The unbelievable part? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 6, 2025
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jan 2, 2025
"Dog ate my homework," e.g. · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Dec 26, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Dec 25, 2024
Make stuff up · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Dec 21, 2024
Tell tall tales · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Dec 16, 2024
Tell a false story · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Dec 11, 2024
Untruth · The Independent · 21 Across
Dec 7, 2024
Word after "white" or "bold-faced" · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Dec 4, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 19, 2024
Piece of fiction? · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Nov 15, 2024
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Nov 11, 2024
Ball location, a bit unbelievable? · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 8, 2024
False statement · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Nov 6, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 5, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 1, 2024
___ detector, device shown in movies to find if someone is telling the truth · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Oct 25, 2024
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Oct 6, 2024
Spin a deceitful tale · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Oct 3, 2024
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Sep 30, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 24, 2024
You can take the rest as mere fiction · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 23, 2024
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Sep 19, 2024
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Sep 13, 2024
___ detector test aka Polygraph · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Sep 3, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 3, 2024
Fib · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Aug 30, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 28, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Aug 27, 2024
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 15, 2024
Not the truth · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Aug 7, 2024
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jul 25, 2024
Is it among the sillier attempts at deception? · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 16, 2024
"The eyes, Chico. They never ___" · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Jul 12, 2024
Falsehood · The Independent · 22 Across
Jul 11, 2024
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
Jul 9, 2024
Risky thing to do on an affidavit · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Jul 8, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jun 30, 2024
Tall tale · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Jun 20, 2024
Two truths and a ___ (fun game to play with friends) · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Jun 19, 2024
Untruth · The Independent · 21 Across
Jun 17, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Jun 7, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 7, 2024
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 52 Across
May 27, 2024
Pinocchio's downfall · Daily Themed · 31 Down
May 24, 2024
Falsehood · The Independent · 3 Down
May 20, 2024
Untruth · The Independent · 3 Across
May 16, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 14, 2024
Falsehood · The Independent · 1 Across
May 9, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 7, 2024
Tell a false tale, like Pinocchio · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Apr 30, 2024
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Apr 30, 2024
Hide the truth · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Apr 27, 2024
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Apr 24, 2024
Salient feature of pure fiction · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Apr 24, 2024
"The dog ate my homework," e.g. · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Apr 22, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Apr 12, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Apr 8, 2024
Make up, as an excuse · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Apr 5, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 28, 2024
Untruth · The Independent · 4 Down
Mar 23, 2024
Tell a tall tale · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Mar 15, 2024
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Mar 13, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 11, 2024
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Mar 9, 2024
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Feb 27, 2024
White ___ (supposedly harmless fib) · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Feb 26, 2024
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Feb 24, 2024
Falsehood · The Independent · 1 Across
Feb 17, 2024
Untruth · The Independent · 1 Across
Feb 15, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 10, 2024
Polygraph no-no? · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Feb 9, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 30, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 29, 2024
Not all bullies are untruthful · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 24, 2024
Some bullies are dishonest · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 24, 2024
Untruth · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 21, 2024
Tamper with the truth · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jan 11, 2024
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 11, 2024
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Dec 25, 2023
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 24, 2023
Fabricate facts · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Dec 19, 2023
A salient feature of perjury · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 16, 2023
Make up an excuse, say · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Nov 24, 2023
Distort the truth, say · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Nov 16, 2023
Rest among the lilies · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Nov 3, 2023
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Nov 3, 2023
Hide the truth, perhaps · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Oct 20, 2023
What Pinocchio can't hide? · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Oct 15, 2023
What a polygraph detects · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Oct 14, 2023
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Oct 2, 2023
Silliest deception? · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Sep 29, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Sep 25, 2023
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Sep 21, 2023
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Sep 17, 2023
Pinocchio's undoing · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Sep 14, 2023
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Sep 14, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Aug 29, 2023
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 27, 2023
Commit perjury · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Aug 25, 2023
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Aug 25, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 24, 2023
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Aug 24, 2023
Deceptive position for the ball to be in? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Aug 22, 2023
Rest · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 16, 2023
Be deceitful · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Aug 7, 2023
Something you might tell to avoid punishment? · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Aug 1, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 1, 2023
Tamper the truth, say · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Jul 26, 2023
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Down
Jul 15, 2023
What a fact checker looks for · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Jul 10, 2023
Twist the truth? · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Jul 1, 2023
"The cat destroyed my homework," probably · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Jun 25, 2023
Something picked up by a polygraph · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Jun 15, 2023
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Jun 8, 2023
Stretch the truth · Daily Themed · 6 Down
May 30, 2023
Tell a fib · Daily Themed · 13 Across
May 24, 2023
Make up an alibi · Daily Themed · 21 Down
May 19, 2023
"Let sleeping dogs ___" · Daily Themed · 49 Down
May 10, 2023
Fabricated story · Daily Themed · 50 Across
May 8, 2023
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 5, 2023
You wouldn't believe where I've driven my ball to! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 2, 2023
What a polygraph detects · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Apr 26, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 24, 2023
Make up an alibi · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Apr 17, 2023
Pinocchio's downfall · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Apr 13, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Apr 10, 2023
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Apr 10, 2023
___ like a rug (blatantly tell falsehoods) · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Mar 30, 2023
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 56 Down
Mar 14, 2023
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Mar 14, 2023
Untruth · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 28, 2023
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Feb 28, 2023
"Let sleeping dogs ___" · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Feb 12, 2023
Two Truths and a ___ (party game) · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Feb 9, 2023
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 30, 2023
Falsify facts, like Pinocchio · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jan 21, 2023
Make up an excuse? · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Dec 26, 2022
Story one shouldn't believe · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Dec 14, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 1, 2022
Cooked-up story · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Nov 22, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 22, 2022
"Love The Way You ___," song by Eminem and Rihanna · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Nov 7, 2022
For the golfer, a position of rest · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Oct 30, 2022
Anything but the truth? · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Oct 24, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 11, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Oct 8, 2022
"I'm on my way," sometimes · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Oct 3, 2022
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 30, 2022
Try out the bed - it’s made up · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Sep 27, 2022
Deceitful fabrication that parents never appreciate · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Sep 19, 2022
Possibly incredible place for a ball · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 14, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Sep 13, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 6, 2022
Make up a story, say · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Sep 5, 2022
Be deceitful for money, that is · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 1, 2022
Polygraph detection · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Aug 16, 2022
But evidently it does merit some belief · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 16, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 13, 2022
"Let sleeping dogs ___" · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Aug 7, 2022
Avoid honesty, say · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Aug 3, 2022
Bit of fibbery · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Jul 30, 2022
Far from the truth · Daily Themed · 43 Across
Jul 27, 2022
Twist the tale? · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Jul 26, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Jul 20, 2022
Tell a false tale · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Jul 13, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 11, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Jul 6, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 21, 2022
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jun 20, 2022
Take the rest as pure fiction · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jun 16, 2022
Deceptive position for the ball? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 10, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Jun 8, 2022
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jun 6, 2022
Engage in prevarication · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Jun 1, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 15 Down
May 26, 2022
Make stuff up? · Daily Themed · 12 Across
May 19, 2022
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Apr 28, 2022
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 27, 2022
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down
Apr 18, 2022
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Apr 7, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 5, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Mar 30, 2022
As a fib, it's among the silliest · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Mar 18, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Mar 17, 2022
Say "I do" when you don't? · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Mar 8, 2022
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Mar 7, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Mar 4, 2022
Tell a whopper · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Feb 28, 2022
Pinocchio's downfall · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Feb 22, 2022
It's misleading on many a point · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 17, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Feb 10, 2022
Eminem's "Love The Way You ___" · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Feb 7, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Feb 3, 2022
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 3, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Jan 21, 2022
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across
Jan 19, 2022
Piece of fiction · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Jan 17, 2022
Be prone to deceive · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jan 13, 2022
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 9, 2022
Deceptive story · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Jan 1, 2022
Twist the facts · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Dec 24, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Dec 14, 2021
Partner of two truths, in a party game · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Dec 10, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Dec 10, 2021
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Dec 1, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 29, 2021
A pound a point? Don't you believe it! · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Nov 21, 2021
What some people do when asked their age? · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Nov 16, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Nov 15, 2021
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Nov 8, 2021
Be located in the heart of Docklands, that is · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Oct 21, 2021
Fabricate, as a statement · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Oct 14, 2021
Where the ball's come to rest may be just not true! · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 7, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Sep 29, 2021
Be dishonest with money, that is · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 22, 2021
Twist the truth, say · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Sep 13, 2021
"Let sleeping dogs ___" · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Sep 10, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Sep 7, 2021
Everything but the truth · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Sep 2, 2021
There's no truth to it · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Aug 24, 2021
Two truths and a ___ (logic game) · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Aug 20, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 17, 2021
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Aug 13, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 9, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jul 25, 2021
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Jul 19, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jul 12, 2021
It made Pinocchio's nose grow · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jul 8, 2021
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
Jul 5, 2021
Tell stories for money, that is · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jun 29, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Jun 22, 2021
Two truths and a ___, conversation game · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Jun 20, 2021
Tell a whopper · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Jun 18, 2021
Within half a mile? I don't believe it! · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Jun 17, 2021
Fabricated statement · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Jun 13, 2021
Make up a story · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Jun 10, 2021
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Jun 8, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 8, 2021
Tell a whopper · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jun 7, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 21, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 7, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Apr 21, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 8, 2021
Say the wrong thing · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Mar 22, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 22, 2021
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Mar 12, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 26, 2021
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 21, 2021
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Jan 13, 2021
Untruth · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 30, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Dec 24, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Dec 22, 2020
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Dec 21, 2020
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 9, 2020
Children's story, just fiction · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 3, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Nov 19, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Nov 19, 2020
Fish story · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Nov 17, 2020
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Oct 9, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Oct 7, 2020
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Sep 23, 2020
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Sep 15, 2020
Recline · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Sep 4, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 21, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Aug 10, 2020
A pound a point? Don’t you believe it! · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Aug 7, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jul 16, 2020
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 24, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 24 Down
May 18, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 16 Across
May 13, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 6 Down
May 12, 2020
Deliberate untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 4, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Apr 23, 2020
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Mar 30, 2020
Salient feature of perjury · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 23, 2020
Rest somewhere on course · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 23, 2020
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Mar 9, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 21, 2020
Recline · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Feb 10, 2020
It doesn’t deserve full belief! · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Feb 5, 2020
Fib · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 1, 2020
Fib · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Jan 1, 2020
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Dec 13, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 9, 2019
A pork pie, so to speak · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 6, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Nov 22, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Oct 31, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Sep 23, 2019
A salient feature of perjury · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Sep 18, 2019
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Sep 4, 2019
Not only a golfer hates a bad one · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 4, 2019
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 15, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Jul 18, 2019
Be prone to deceive · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 3, 2019
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jun 26, 2019
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 9 Down
May 30, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Apr 9, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 5, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Apr 4, 2019
Does it merit some belief? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Mar 28, 2019
A position the golfer may find unbelievable · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 15, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Feb 7, 2019
Untruth · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 28, 2019
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 26, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 15, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Nov 12, 2018
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Nov 2, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 11, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Oct 10, 2018
The unbelievable part? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 26, 2018
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Sep 13, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 12, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 15, 2018
Ball location, a bit unbelievable? · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 7, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 13, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Jul 4, 2018
You can take the rest as mere fiction · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 1, 2018
You wouldn't believe where I've driven my ball to! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 24, 2018
Not all bullies are untruthful · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 24, 2018
Falsehood · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 21, 2018
Untruth · Evening Standard · 9 Across
May 7, 2018
Is it among the sillier attempts at deception? · Evening Standard · 25 Down