The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LYING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Telling tall tales crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LYING | 67 % | 5 |
| YARNING | 33 % | 7 |
Why may LYING be the right solution?
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Telling tall tales
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lying
- lie
- telltale
- fib
- lied
- teller
- talebearing
- buzzer
- yarns
- improbable
- bridger
- spinner
Crossword Answer definitions
LYING verb- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- An act of telling a lie or falsehood.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LYING
- Concocting a tale
- Recumbent
- Telling fibs
- With 58-Across, Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity, per a 2003 Al Franken book title
- Mendacity
- Untruthful
- Full of it
- Mendacious
- Perjury
- Challenging the Polygraph