Crossword answer
LIED
4 letters · Used for 33 different clues · 54 appearances · Last seen Daily Themed, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
LIED
Clues that lead to LIED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Told tall tales4Daily ThemedAug 16, 2026
Twisted the truth (4)4The GuardianAug 4, 2026
Shared fantasies?4New York TimesJul 25, 2026
Told stories4New York TimesJul 16, 2026
Wasn't honest4LA TimesJul 6, 2026
Twisted the truth4Daily ThemedJun 29, 2026
Cap worn by European was not what it seemed4The IndependentJun 21, 2026
Told a tale4New York TimesMay 2, 2026
Wasn't straight4NewsdayApr 30, 2026
Was untruthful4NewsdayMar 9, 2026
Misled a number of Germans4Evening StandardFeb 27, 2026
Wrote fiction?4New York TimesFeb 7, 2026
Wasn't truthful4NewsdayJan 26, 2026
Used bad pork pies4Evening StandardJan 21, 2026
Fibbed4Eugene ShefferOct 30, 2025
Told untruths4New York TimesJul 7, 2025
Prevaricated4New York TimesApr 30, 2025
Was dishonest and lived heartlessly4Evening StandardMar 25, 2025
Was dishonest in giving a boy only 1lb4Evening StandardJan 15, 2025
Invented things4NewsdayJan 4, 2025
Song from Schubert4NewsdayJan 2, 2025
Was the first one to go in for the ballad type of song4Evening StandardNov 29, 2024
The music was deceptive4Evening StandardNov 15, 2024
Used the wrong words for a song!4Evening StandardOct 21, 2024
It’s not true director gives number to Kerber4The IndependentJul 1, 2024
Told fibs4Evening StandardApr 16, 2024
What Ananias did, in song4Evening StandardJan 25, 2024
Made a false statement4Daily ThemedJun 2, 2023
Told a story to music4Evening StandardJan 14, 2022
Chap getting £1 for a song4Evening StandardDec 20, 2021
Claimed falsely to have tucked a note inside the cover4Evening StandardOct 21, 2021
Schubert composition4Eugene ShefferFeb 12, 2020
Was dishonest in giving a boy only £14Evening StandardOct 22, 2018
About LIED in crosswords
LIED is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 54 times in our database across 33 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Told tall tales” in the Daily Themed crossword on August 16, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
HOLAMexican greeting
TYPESort
NEXT____ of kin
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
PRAYPlead
SAGASuper-long story
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
WESTCompass point
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
LEGSAn ant has six of them
SKINEpidermis
MCCCNero’s 1,300
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
Every appearance of LIED (54)
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Aug 16, 2026
Told tall tales · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Aug 4, 2026
Twisted the truth (4) · The Guardian · 7 Down
Jul 25, 2026
Shared fantasies? · New York Times · 23 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Told stories · New York Times · 36 Down
Jul 6, 2026
Wasn't honest · LA Times · Down
Jun 29, 2026
Twisted the truth · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Jun 21, 2026
Cap worn by European was not what it seemed · The Independent · 28 Across
May 2, 2026
Told a tale · New York Times · 41 Down
Apr 30, 2026
Wasn't straight · Newsday · Across
Mar 9, 2026
Was untruthful · Newsday · Across
Feb 27, 2026
Misled a number of Germans · Evening Standard · 40 Down
Feb 7, 2026
Wrote fiction? · New York Times · 42 Down
Jan 26, 2026
Wasn't truthful · Newsday · Across
Jan 21, 2026
Used bad pork pies · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Oct 30, 2025
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Oct 15, 2025
Wasn't truthful · Newsday · Across
Jul 13, 2025
Fibbed · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jul 7, 2025
Told untruths · New York Times · 65 Across
May 26, 2025
Was untruthful · Newsday · Down
May 12, 2025
Wasn't truthful · Newsday · Across
Apr 30, 2025
Prevaricated · New York Times · 3 Down
Mar 25, 2025
Was dishonest and lived heartlessly · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 15, 2025
Was dishonest in giving a boy only 1lb · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 4, 2025
Invented things · Newsday · Across
Jan 2, 2025
Song from Schubert · Newsday · Across
Nov 29, 2024
Was the first one to go in for the ballad type of song · Evening Standard · 40 Down
Nov 15, 2024
The music was deceptive · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 6, 2024
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Oct 21, 2024
Used the wrong words for a song! · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 15, 2024
Fibbed · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jul 1, 2024
It’s not true director gives number to Kerber · The Independent · 18 Down
Apr 16, 2024
Told fibs · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 25, 2024
What Ananias did, in song · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 2, 2023
Told fibs · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jun 2, 2023
Made a false statement · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Jan 26, 2022
What Ananias did, in song · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jan 14, 2022
Told a story to music · Evening Standard · 40 Down
Dec 20, 2021
Chap getting £1 for a song · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Oct 21, 2021
Claimed falsely to have tucked a note inside the cover · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Oct 3, 2021
Twisted the truth · Daily Themed · 44 Across
Feb 19, 2021
Misled a number of Germans · Evening Standard · 40 Down
Oct 6, 2020
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Sep 10, 2020
Used bad pork pies · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 5, 2020
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Feb 12, 2020
Schubert composition · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Feb 5, 2020
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Feb 4, 2020
Fibbed · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Dec 6, 2019
The music was deceptive · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 10, 2019
Fibbed · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 20, 2018
Was dishonest and lived heartlessly · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Oct 22, 2018
Was dishonest in giving a boy only £1 · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 25, 2018
Used the wrong words for a song! · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 28, 2018
Fibbed · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 1, 2018
Told fibs · Evening Standard · 27 Across