This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, August 9, 2026 (57 Down) and the Mini Crossword on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (9 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
NYT Crossword, August 9, 2026, 57 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ E
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TALE as a word: A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story; An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
TALE has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since July 2, 2026.
Mini Crossword, April 28, 2026, 9 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ H
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MYTH as a word: A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which ...; A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are pers....
MYTH has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 4, 2026.
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