The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SAGAS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Ancestral tales, often crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SAGAS | 100 % | 5 | 
Why may SAGAS be the right solution?
"SAGAS" are long, detailed stories about the history and adventures of a family or group of people over a long period of time, making them ancestral tales.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancestral tales, often
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- root
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 - legend
 - folklore
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 - aesop
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 - chestnut
 - courson
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SAGAS noun- An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
 - Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
 
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