Short story? Crossword Clue

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Showing 38 Matching Answers

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PAPERBACKBOO
12 Letters
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DIGEST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Reader's ___Crossword Clue
Process, in a wayCrossword Clue
Assimilate, absorbCrossword Clue
Take in – summaryCrossword Clue
Publication giving a summaryCrossword Clue
Condensed versionCrossword Clue
Abridged versionCrossword Clue
Compilation or summary of materialCrossword Clue
Break down foodCrossword Clue
Absorb, as new informationCrossword Clue
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MININOVEL
9 Letters
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NOVELETTE
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
After half a month, character hasn't finished light workCrossword Clue
Story of new love upset by contents of letterCrossword Clue
Little story with new and better contentCrossword Clue
Note exposed billet-doux as work of fictionCrossword Clue
Bills written about short dance in work of fictionCrossword Clue
Short work of fictionCrossword Clue
Short work made of new setter's contentCrossword Clue
A long short story thats fresh, but gets dry after 6th chapter and routine at the endCrossword Clue
English character cut after month in storyCrossword Clue
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NOVELLA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Short month taken by Fitzgerald for short storyCrossword Clue
Short work of fictionCrossword Clue
“Animal Farm,” e.gCrossword Clue
Long short story?Crossword Clue
After a month, Fitzgeralds written shortish bookCrossword Clue
After a month, Fitzgerald's written shortish bookCrossword Clue
Set in Nevada, love a Fitzgerald short storyCrossword Clue
Starburst adorns wing of buildings storyCrossword Clue
One v all represented in creative work?Crossword Clue
Short story? No, very long, covering Englands tryst with the FrenchCrossword Clue
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MAUPASSANT
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Invitation to congress in Mantua puzzled writerCrossword Clue
Storytellers introduction to mystery as worker swallows poisonCrossword Clue
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PIRANDELLO
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Author from Sicily and I fled valley, falling into Italian riverCrossword Clue
River engulfing valley after current flowedCrossword Clue
Dramatist quietly crossing river, and later wooded hollowCrossword Clue
Post office in country valley - just the opposite!Crossword Clue
Playwrights country valley circled by Italian riverCrossword Clue
Italian writer polled unexpectedly about part of Middle EastCrossword Clue
Playwright in group: I ran Dell operations”Crossword Clue
Quiet look around Ireland moved Sicilian dramatistCrossword Clue
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POE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
American writer Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
"The Cask of Amontillado" writerCrossword Clue
"The Tell-Tale Heart" authorCrossword Clue
"The Bells" poetCrossword Clue
"The Raven" poet Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
American writer Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
Short story writer Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
"The Black Cat" authorCrossword Clue
"The Tell-Tale Heart" authorCrossword Clue
"The Raven" authorCrossword Clue
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TAL
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"¿Qué ___?": Spanish greetingCrossword Clue
Chess legend Mikhail ___Crossword Clue
"Que ___?" ("What's up?")Crossword Clue
"Qué ___?" ("How's it going?," in Spanish)Crossword Clue
"___ vez" (Spanish "maybe")Crossword Clue
"¿Qué ___?": Spanish "What's up?"Crossword Clue
"¿Qué ___?": Spanish greetingCrossword Clue
"She's So High" singer BachmanCrossword Clue
"¿Qué ___?": Spanish "What's up?"Crossword Clue
"Culture Warlords" author LavinCrossword Clue
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COLLIE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Popular herding dogCrossword Clue
Sheep dogCrossword Clue
Dog with a strong herding instinctCrossword Clue
Lassie, for oneCrossword Clue
Kind of dog — mine doesn't reach railwayCrossword Clue
Dog that may work as a shepherdCrossword Clue
Herding dogCrossword Clue
Farm herderCrossword Clue
Pass on tale of dogCrossword Clue
Company, extremely loyal, that is dogCrossword Clue
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FABLE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tale with a moralCrossword Clue
Story with a moralCrossword Clue
ApologueCrossword Clue
"The Tortoise and the Hare," e.gCrossword Clue
Aesop taleCrossword Clue
Story with a lessonCrossword Clue
Story with a moralCrossword Clue
Aesop workCrossword Clue
One of Aesop's stories?Crossword Clue
Story from AesopCrossword Clue
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LITHO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Printmaking process, for shortCrossword Clue
Art print, for shortCrossword Clue
Art print, brieflyCrossword Clue
Collectible print, in briefCrossword Clue
Many an art print, brieflyCrossword Clue
M.C. Escher print, e.gCrossword Clue
Image conjured by small literary houseCrossword Clue
Collectible print, brieflyCrossword Clue
Many an art print, informallyCrossword Clue
Hogarth cloistered courtyard erased on right of illuminated printCrossword Clue
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LITTLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Younger, as a siblingCrossword Clue
Itsy-bitsyCrossword Clue
Itty-bittyCrossword Clue
Vacuous boy getting into briefs slowlyCrossword Clue
2006 comedy for which Abigail Breslin was nominated for an OscarCrossword Clue
"A ___ bird told me . . ."Crossword Clue
MinusculeCrossword Clue
Wee-wee one drop at a time?Crossword Clue
PiddlyCrossword Clue
Baby left surrounded by endless rubbishCrossword Clue
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STALE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old, as a jokeCrossword Clue
Like week-old mantouCrossword Clue
Not freshCrossword Clue
Like a day-old bagelCrossword Clue
BlahCrossword Clue
Like Cheez-Its that have lost some crunchCrossword Clue
Like many bad jokesCrossword Clue
Like crackers that have lost some crunchCrossword Clue
TiredCrossword Clue
Hard, in a wayCrossword Clue
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STARDOM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CelebrityCrossword Clue
FameCrossword Clue
Hollywood fameCrossword Clue
Fame and fortuneCrossword Clue
Celebrity dropping E in planetarium?Crossword Clue
Fame and fortuneCrossword Clue
D-lister's questCrossword Clue
Being a name in Hollywood?Crossword Clue
Celebrity organised smart doCrossword Clue
Laid back 60s style betrays celebrityCrossword Clue
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ABOLISH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ScrapCrossword Clue
Put an end toCrossword Clue
Stop crazy Basil taking over hotelCrossword Clue
A throwback is hard to get rid ofCrossword Clue
Put an end toCrossword Clue
End section of each silo basically rotatedCrossword Clue
Axe having a second-rate shine, needing head scrubbedCrossword Clue
EliminateCrossword Clue
Scrap CDs precursors? Nothing left, more or lessCrossword Clue
Doctor has boil to get rid ofCrossword Clue
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BATES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Matlock" starCrossword Clue
Kathy of "Matlock"Crossword Clue
Motel proprietor in "Psycho"Crossword Clue
Hitchcock motelCrossword Clue
"Misery" Oscar winnerCrossword Clue
Liberal arts college in Lewiston, MaineCrossword Clue
Creepy film motelCrossword Clue
Memorable movie motel nameCrossword Clue
Maine collegeCrossword Clue
Creepy film motelCrossword Clue
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CONTE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old French taleCrossword Clue
Giuseppe ___, 2010s-'20s Italian P.MCrossword Clue
Italian noble title below marcheseCrossword Clue
Short story penned by Balzac on televisionCrossword Clue
Short story about not switching energyCrossword Clue
Short story about not switching energyCrossword Clue
Happy to ignore good books for short storyCrossword Clue
Story of a former Chelsea managerCrossword Clue
Story of competition with someone really good knocked outCrossword Clue
See 5Crossword Clue
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PIVOTAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crucially importantCrossword Clue
Important holy book contains verse about origin of lifeCrossword Clue
Important rising star oddly missing footballCrossword Clue
Critical comrade impounding four booksCrossword Clue
Critical comrade impounding four booksCrossword Clue
Crucial US city to important figure, on reflectionCrossword Clue
Important rising star oddly missing footballCrossword Clue
DecisiveCrossword Clue
DecisiveCrossword Clue
IndispensableCrossword Clue
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SPROUT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Start growingCrossword Clue
GerminateCrossword Clue
Brussels ___Crossword Clue
Produce shootsCrossword Clue
Start to growCrossword Clue
Begin to growCrossword Clue
Not even super finished this vegetableCrossword Clue
Not even super finished this vegetableCrossword Clue
Shoot up in drunken stuporCrossword Clue
Develop a translation of ProustCrossword Clue
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SQUALID
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Almost everything eaten by sea creature's foul!Crossword Clue
Foul group seizes lithiumCrossword Clue
Dirty and sordidCrossword Clue
Group of players defending centre for silliest foulCrossword Clue
Foul initially seen as being over the topCrossword Clue
Disgusting small criminal trapped in poundCrossword Clue
Like a pigstyCrossword Clue
Disgusting gangster swallowed by sea creatureCrossword Clue
Disgusting gangster swallowed by sea creatureCrossword Clue
Foul seafood covering meal left by meCrossword Clue
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YEAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
2026, for oneCrossword Clue
___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)Crossword Clue
___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)Crossword Clue
Happy New ___!Crossword Clue
Something typed in this field: YYYYCrossword Clue
Common pendant on a graduate's tasselCrossword Clue
2025, e.gCrossword Clue
Alumni notes datumCrossword Clue
Four-digit number on a diplomaCrossword Clue
"The ___ of No Mistakes"Crossword Clue
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ALLAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The Raven" poet Edgar ___ PoeCrossword Clue
Poe's middle nameCrossword Clue
"Barbie" character with a colorful striped shirtCrossword Clue
Non-Ken doll in "Barbie"Crossword Clue
"Ulalume" author's middle nameCrossword Clue
The "A" of E. A. PoeCrossword Clue
Pinkerton who founded the Pinkerton detective agencyCrossword Clue
Writer Edgar ___ PoeCrossword Clue
Man in stream coming from the eastCrossword Clue
Poe's middle nameCrossword Clue
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LETALONE
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Rent by oneself for much lessCrossword Clue
Not to mention being undisturbedCrossword Clue
Much lessCrossword Clue
Never mind being recently up in solitary (3,5)Crossword Clue
The French story about working much lessCrossword Clue
In general, something designed to grip much lessCrossword Clue
Allow total privacyCrossword Clue
"Not to mention . . ."Crossword Clue
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LIFEOF
6 Letters
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SAKI
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Writer of "Esmé" and "The Open Window"Crossword Clue
Small monkey – H. H. Munro’s pseudonymCrossword Clue
Munro pen nameCrossword Clue
H.H. Munro's pen nameCrossword Clue
Hector Hugh Munro - kind of monkeyCrossword Clue
“The Open Window” authorCrossword Clue
Monkeys Japanese fermented drinkCrossword Clue
Japanese drink made from fermented riceCrossword Clue
Everyman's after snack every so often, and wineCrossword Clue
H.H. Munro’s nom de plumeCrossword Clue
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TIMBAL
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
This source of insect sounds almost a type of foodCrossword Clue
Old drum makes little boy dance endlesslyCrossword Clue
KettledrumCrossword Clue
Drum providing most of rhythm accompanying Parisian danceCrossword Clue
Short ball boy appearing first with drumCrossword Clue
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TRAVERSAL
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crossing a line in pursuit of farceurCrossword Clue
Crossing States, cutting through path ones leftCrossword Clue
Endless talk about ravers tripping back and forthCrossword Clue
Coming across short story about party-goersCrossword Clue
Minister turned amidst various altars, making motion to crossCrossword Clue
Test says to replace current crossingCrossword Clue
Passage that spans short story about uninhibited peopleCrossword Clue
In tent, ravers all find trip overCrossword Clue
Crossing a line behind dramatistCrossword Clue
Crossing Republic of South Africa, journey aroundCrossword Clue
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AFGHANI
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Currency unit of KabulCrossword Clue
A sequence of four letters about one nativeCrossword Clue
Air Force soldier captured Chinese nationalCrossword Clue
Hound upstanding character for moneyCrossword Clue
Altaf G. Hanif provides shelter to countrymanCrossword Clue
What some Asians spend in Ghana, if abroadCrossword Clue
Dogs got one tongueCrossword Clue
Dog's got one tongueCrossword Clue
Asian, one chasing a lover around Grand HotelCrossword Clue
Kabul nativeCrossword Clue
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CONTRAVENE
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Conservative to go briefly to north-east for breakCrossword Clue
Conservative to go briefly to north-east for breakCrossword Clue
Break veteran arranged after first of campaigns in operationCrossword Clue
Break lag facing bird inside deserted ThamesideCrossword Clue
Conflict with flier featured in foreign taleCrossword Clue
Break from working not possessed by fearful energyCrossword Clue
Break from working not possessed by fearful energyCrossword Clue
Dispute with flyer featured in short storyCrossword Clue
Criminal with bird in empty time breakCrossword Clue
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CONTROLLER
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Supervisor continued to get posh carCrossword Clue
Regulator of company books a posh carCrossword Clue
Director caught single mother finally shielding internet pestCrossword Clue
Trick by internet pest to meet that female cockney financial supervisorCrossword Clue
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ANGELA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Black Panther" actress BassettCrossword Clue
"The Office" accountant who loves catsCrossword Clue
"The Office" accountant who kept a cat in her desk drawerCrossword Clue
"Beauty and the Beast" actor LansburyCrossword Clue
"Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning" star BassettCrossword Clue
"Vampire in Brooklyn" star BassettCrossword Clue
Former German chancellor MerkelCrossword Clue
Actress BassettCrossword Clue
2023 Academy Honorary Award recipient BassettCrossword Clue
4 ___, the northernmost point of continental AfricaCrossword Clue
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MANSFIELD
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Old player, fellows on pitchCrossword Clue
Area of expertise for bloke in East Midlands townCrossword Clue
Womans work never done in this Notts townCrossword Clue
Town races runnersCrossword Clue
Film Danes frolicking near Sherwood Forest!Crossword Clue
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TALK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SpeakCrossword Clue
LectureCrossword Clue
LectureCrossword Clue
Have a chatCrossword Clue
Have a chatCrossword Clue
"___ is cheap"Crossword Clue
TEDx presentationCrossword Clue
ConverseCrossword Clue
ChitchatCrossword Clue
"___ -->Crossword Clue
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GOGOL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Depart twice with large Russian writerCrossword Clue
Repeatedly try Latin or Russian writerCrossword Clue
Nikolai who wrote "The Overcoat"Crossword Clue
Russian 4 sort of dancing on lineCrossword Clue
Novelists emblem: dog's tail pointing upCrossword Clue
Russian author left by such an erotic dancerCrossword Clue
Russian author left by such an erotic dancerCrossword Clue
Author to progress repeatedly, reaching end of novelCrossword Clue
“Dead Souls” authorCrossword Clue
Energy and ambition having no place for a Russian authorCrossword Clue
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SKI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word with run or resortCrossword Clue
Hit the slopesCrossword Clue
___ lodgeCrossword Clue
Word with run or liftCrossword Clue
Compete on snowCrossword Clue
Word with lift or lodgeCrossword Clue
Compete in the slalomCrossword Clue
Compete like Mikaela ShiffrinCrossword Clue
Jet ___Crossword Clue
Glide downhillCrossword Clue
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OBSTACLE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Steeplechase barrierCrossword Clue
It’s in the wayCrossword Clue
Something to overcomeCrossword Clue
Perhaps glass ceiling: no opening for job with old head of company at its coreCrossword Clue
It gets in the wayCrossword Clue
Electrifying cables to fence?Crossword Clue
Most of class to be arranged for part of a challenging course?Crossword Clue
HurdleCrossword Clue
Former pupils story about college barCrossword Clue
You need to get over this to get onCrossword Clue
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OHENRY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
William Sydney Porter's pen nameCrossword Clue
Annual award for short storiesCrossword Clue
"The Gift of the Magi" writerCrossword Clue
Famed short story writer behind "The Gift of the Magi"Crossword Clue
Another American author's way of addressing JamesCrossword Clue
Short-story writer famous for twist endingsCrossword Clue
Literary master of ironyCrossword Clue
Storywriter known for ironyCrossword Clue
Lines in support of love by female authorCrossword Clue
"The Gift of the Magi" authorCrossword Clue

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Showing 38 Matching Answers

PAPERBACKBOO

DIGEST

10 RELATED CLUES

MININOVEL

NOVELETTE

9 RELATED CLUES

NOVELLA

10 RELATED CLUES

MAUPASSANT

2 RELATED CLUES

PIRANDELLO

8 RELATED CLUES

POE

10 RELATED CLUES

TAL

10 RELATED CLUES

COLLIE

10 RELATED CLUES

FABLE

10 RELATED CLUES

LITHO

10 RELATED CLUES

LITTLE

10 RELATED CLUES

STALE

10 RELATED CLUES

STARDOM

10 RELATED CLUES

ABOLISH

10 RELATED CLUES

BATES

10 RELATED CLUES

CONTE

10 RELATED CLUES

PIVOTAL

10 RELATED CLUES

SPROUT

10 RELATED CLUES

SQUALID

10 RELATED CLUES

YEAR

10 RELATED CLUES

ALLAN

10 RELATED CLUES

LETALONE

8 RELATED CLUES

LIFEOF

SAKI

10 RELATED CLUES

TIMBAL

5 RELATED CLUES

TRAVERSAL

10 RELATED CLUES

AFGHANI

10 RELATED CLUES

CONTRAVENE

9 RELATED CLUES

CONTROLLER

4 RELATED CLUES

ANGELA

10 RELATED CLUES

MANSFIELD

5 RELATED CLUES

TALK

10 RELATED CLUES

GOGOL

10 RELATED CLUES

SKI

10 RELATED CLUES

OBSTACLE

10 RELATED CLUES

OHENRY

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