Short story Crossword Clue

Last seen: The Wall Street Journal, 19 Mar 2022

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ANECDOTE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Short amusing or interesting storyCrossword Clue
Short narrativeCrossword Clue
City director firstly entertained by, maybe, a natural raconteurs deviceCrossword Clue
Ant and Dec recycled old, boring, ultimately dire yarnCrossword Clue
An account of a real incidentCrossword Clue
One acted in play providing pithy narrativeCrossword Clue
Short story inspires neat coed novelCrossword Clue
Passionately enacted love storyCrossword Clue
A surprisingly decent love storyCrossword Clue
Tale of cheated-on husband leaving in a stormCrossword Clue

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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
Short story?Crossword 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

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RAINSM
6 Letters

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SQUIB
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kind of kick in footballCrossword Clue
Fizzing fireworkCrossword Clue
Animal loses tail with second-rate firecrackerCrossword Clue
Second pound daughter wasted getting second-class fireworkCrossword Clue
Couple of quagmires disrupting relatives fireworkCrossword Clue
Pyrotechnicians quibble about itCrossword Clue
Firework: possibly 25 are missing, one BritishCrossword Clue
Gourmets quibble, eating bangerCrossword Clue
Firework son left briefly on top of bonfireCrossword Clue
Small fireworkCrossword Clue

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VIGNETTE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Brief evocative description or episodeCrossword Clue
Struggle to capture good clear pictureCrossword Clue
Concise and vivid representationCrossword Clue
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Eve signs letter whose contents form short essayCrossword Clue
Brief evocative accountCrossword Clue
Characterful piece given alternative title, oddlyCrossword Clue
Vetting procedure ultimately generates brief character studyCrossword Clue
Ivy signs letter whose contents form word pictureCrossword Clue
Short sketchCrossword Clue

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CONTE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Short story penned by Balzac on televisionCrossword 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
Tale of adventureCrossword Clue
Short adventure taleCrossword Clue
Adventurous taleCrossword Clue

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OHENRY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The pen name of the short story writer William Sydney Porter (1,5)Crossword Clue
Short-story writer famous for twist endingsCrossword Clue
Literary master of ironyCrossword Clue
Lines in support of love by female author (1,5)Crossword Clue
"The Gift of the Magi" authorCrossword Clue
Writer who called New York City "Baghdad-on-the-Subway"Crossword Clue
Author known for twist endingsCrossword Clue
"The Ransom of Red Chief" writer, 1910Crossword Clue
Writer who coined the term "banana republic"Crossword Clue
Annual writing awardCrossword Clue

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SAKI
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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
Foremost of storytelling authors, keenly ironicCrossword Clue
Foremost of storytelling authors, keenly ironicCrossword Clue
Drink only partially satisfies a kingCrossword Clue
“The Open Window” writerCrossword Clue

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STENO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Courtroom note taker, for shortCrossword Clue
Device used by a court reporter, informallyCrossword Clue
Shorthand proCrossword Clue
Shorthand proCrossword Clue
___ pad (retro notebook)Crossword Clue
Testimony transcriber, for shortCrossword Clue
Person taking dictation, for shortCrossword Clue
Shorthand typist (abbr)Crossword Clue
Courtroom note taker, for shortCrossword Clue
Courtroom recorderCrossword Clue

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TOMTHUMB
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tiny hero of English folklore (3,5)Crossword Clue
Folklore character whose stockings are tied with eyelashesCrossword Clue
Diminutive folk hero (3,5)Crossword Clue
Wee folklore heroCrossword Clue
Small person failed MOT — having to seek a lift (3,5)Crossword Clue
Little friend of King ArthurCrossword Clue
Diminutive character of English folklore (3,5)Crossword Clue
Diminutive hero of folkloreCrossword Clue
Very little chap of English folklore (3,5)Crossword Clue
Tiny fairy tale heroCrossword Clue

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ESME
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Silver Haze" actress Creed-MilesCrossword Clue
"The Border of Paradise" author ___ Weijun WangCrossword Clue
Salinger heroineCrossword Clue
Name that's an anagram of SEEMCrossword Clue
She's found in "She loves me not"Crossword Clue
Edward's mom in "Twilight"Crossword Clue
Writer ___ Weijun WangCrossword Clue
Name that's found in "mesmerize"Crossword Clue
Arthur's wife in "Babe"Crossword Clue
Lemony Snicket antagonist named after a Salinger orphanCrossword Clue

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HARTE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
“The Luck of Roaring Camp” writerCrossword Clue
19th-century writer BretCrossword Clue
Short-story writer BretCrossword Clue
Poker Flat chroniclerCrossword Clue
"An Ali Baba of the Sierras" writerCrossword Clue
Short-story writer BretCrossword Clue
"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" authorCrossword Clue
Writer BretCrossword Clue
Twain contemporaryCrossword Clue
"The Luck of Roaring Camp" writerCrossword Clue

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TALON
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Osprey's clawCrossword Clue
Raptor's clawCrossword Clue
Prey snatcherCrossword Clue
Owl's clawCrossword Clue
Sharp point on a kiteCrossword Clue
Condor's clawCrossword Clue
Eagle's clawCrossword Clue
Hawk's clawCrossword Clue
Bird of prey's clawCrossword Clue
Kestrel clawCrossword Clue

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LITTLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MinuteCrossword Clue
Pint-sizedCrossword Clue
MinuteCrossword Clue
TeensyCrossword Clue
Word before finger or DipperCrossword Clue
SmallCrossword Clue
See 11Crossword Clue
Boulder's smaller than this state capital, paradoxically (6,4)Crossword Clue
Diminutive race found in outskirts of LilleCrossword Clue
Slightly drunk, let looseCrossword Clue

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YEAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Calendar durationCrossword Clue
A school one starts in the fallCrossword Clue
Period of 12 monthsCrossword Clue
Unit of an eraCrossword Clue
Total revolution?Crossword Clue
Wine bottle infoCrossword Clue
Period of time on a calendarCrossword Clue
Sentence segmentCrossword Clue
Once around the sunCrossword Clue
Wine label informationCrossword Clue

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ANTH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Story collection: AbbrCrossword Clue
Literary collection: AbbrCrossword Clue
Lit. compilationCrossword Clue
Literary collection: AbbrCrossword Clue
Literary collection: AbbrCrossword Clue
Lit. collectionCrossword Clue
Coll. of storiesCrossword Clue
Literary collection: AbbrCrossword Clue
Lit. collectionCrossword Clue
"Oxford Book of Eng. Verse," e.gCrossword Clue

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OBIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Story that starts with the end?Crossword Clue
Bio in the NYT's "Overlooked No More" seriesCrossword Clue
Written remembrance, for shortCrossword Clue
Newspaper tribute, for shortCrossword Clue
Memorial bioCrossword Clue
Life sentences?Crossword Clue
Published remembrance, for shortCrossword Clue
Death notice, in briefCrossword Clue
In memoriam piece, informallyCrossword Clue
"In memoriam" bioCrossword Clue

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RAIN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Weather issueCrossword Clue
"Mouths of ___" (essay collection by queer Black writers)Crossword Clue
Word before date or danceCrossword Clue
Drought enderCrossword Clue
Drops in the forecastCrossword Clue
Puddle producerCrossword Clue
"Pouring" precipitationCrossword Clue
Pour downCrossword Clue
What a pluviometer measuresCrossword Clue
Bit of a shower head in receptacle in a rubbish dumpCrossword Clue

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TALC
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Soft mineral powderCrossword Clue
Common additive to white riceCrossword Clue
After-bath powderCrossword Clue
Soft rockCrossword Clue
Soapstone mineralCrossword Clue
Soft powderCrossword Clue
Soft mineralCrossword Clue
Soft mineralCrossword Clue
Softest mineralCrossword Clue
To begin with, take a little curry powderCrossword Clue

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NOVELLA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Short month taken by Fitzgerald for short storyCrossword Clue
“Animal Farm,” e.gCrossword Clue
Extended short storyCrossword 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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ARABY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The Sheik of ___" (1920s song)Crossword Clue
Amateur artist near sheiks place?Crossword Clue
Sheik's land, in poetryCrossword Clue
A bit of sun seen around books romantic landCrossword Clue
1920s hit "The Sheik of ___"Crossword Clue
Bazaar story in James Joyce's "Dubliners"Crossword Clue
Sheikdom of songCrossword Clue
Land of sand, in songCrossword Clue
Exotic land, in verseCrossword Clue
"The Sheik of ___" (Tin Pan Alley tune)Crossword Clue

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CONCRETE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Second-most-used substance in the world, after waterCrossword Clue
Substantial clubs on Greek islandCrossword Clue
College taking Greek holiday materialCrossword Clue
Real prisoner on Greek islandCrossword Clue
Real cold on Greek isleCrossword Clue
Island backing Tory firmCrossword Clue
Certain island behind fraudCrossword Clue
Substantial account correct, yet having occasional omissionsCrossword Clue
Real party islandCrossword Clue
It could be cast, cast initially on an islandCrossword Clue

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IROBOT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Classic Asimov collectionCrossword Clue
Asimov work including the “Three Laws”Crossword Clue
Short-story collection that raised early questions on machine ethicsCrossword Clue
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Classic collection from the magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science FictionCrossword Clue
2004 Will Smith sci-fi filmCrossword Clue
Asimov work with “Three Laws”Crossword Clue
Novel by Isaac Asimov - and a 2004 movie starring Will Smith (1,5)Crossword Clue
Classic sci-fi anthology whose first story is titled "Robbie"Crossword Clue
Sci-fi classic featuring the Three LawsCrossword Clue

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THERMAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Relating to heatCrossword Clue
Type of warm underwearCrossword Clue
Heat-retaining articles worn by soldier left behindCrossword Clue
Heat-retaining articles worn by soldier left behindCrossword Clue
Hot air from the jolly group joining Jolson?Crossword Clue
Another malt, partly responsible for getting you warmCrossword Clue
Wrapping that womans mother, edges of towel warmingCrossword Clue
Happily, her malt is what can give winger a liftCrossword Clue
Royal starts to moan about libel after article produced by HeatCrossword Clue
Current putting Hamlet right offCrossword Clue

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TWICETOLDTALES
14 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
1837 short-story collection by Nathaniel HawthorneCrossword Clue
1837 short-story collection by Nathaniel HawthorneCrossword Clue
Nathaniel Hawthorne workCrossword Clue
Nathaniel Hawthorne collectionCrossword Clue
Hawthorne collection of previously published storiesCrossword Clue
Hawthorne short-story collectionCrossword Clue
Hawthorne opusCrossword Clue
Hawthorne novelCrossword Clue
1837 literary collectionCrossword Clue
1837 literary collectionCrossword Clue

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ZORA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Author ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Novelist ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Author ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Novelist ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Novelist ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Author ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Author ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
Writer ___ Neale HurstonCrossword Clue
First name in Harlem Renaissance literatureCrossword Clue
First name in Harlem Renaissance literatureCrossword Clue

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POETRY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pulitzer categoryCrossword Clue
Writing but not proseCrossword Clue
Ocean Vuong specialtyCrossword Clue
Bookstore categoryCrossword Clue
Long-running Radio 4 series presented by Roger McGough (6,6)Crossword Clue
It "lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar," per Percy Bysshe ShelleyCrossword Clue
Literary style shown by mystery author essayCrossword Clue
Bard attempt!Crossword Clue
Motion's art form — might that be in him?Crossword Clue
Motions art form - might that be in him?Crossword Clue

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TALKING
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Benjamin Zephaniah's poem about birds that "just wanna play reggae" (7,7)Crossword Clue
Bettering the baker by almost 50%, being a livestock auctioneer, say? (7,8,2,3,5)Crossword Clue
Uttering a short story before the monarchCrossword Clue
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Kind of point or headCrossword Clue
End of quoteCrossword Clue
___ machine (phonograph)Crossword Clue
On the phoneCrossword Clue

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CONTESTATION
12 Letters

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CONTECK
7 Letters

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COLETTE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
“Gigi” authorCrossword Clue
French author and actor who was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize for literatureCrossword Clue
French novelist, author of Gigi, d. 1954Crossword Clue
French novelist to elect in reshuffleCrossword Clue
"Gigi" author, 1944Crossword Clue
French writer suffered, hiding in shelterCrossword Clue
"Gigi" novelistCrossword Clue
"Gigi" authorCrossword Clue
Author makes pass, and French posted on noteCrossword Clue
Writer's block — in bed before start of eveningCrossword Clue

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MUNRO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Alice with a Nobel Prize in LiteratureCrossword Clue
A mountain in Scotland of over 3,000 feetCrossword Clue
Literature Nobelist AliceCrossword Clue
Poet in squalor, number coming upCrossword Clue
2013 Literature NobelistCrossword Clue
Scottish mountain higher than 3,000 feetCrossword Clue
Alice with a Nobel Prize in LiteratureCrossword Clue
Height indicated by floor number, in a somewhat roundabout wayCrossword Clue
2013 Literature NobelistCrossword Clue
Saki's real last nameCrossword Clue

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Showing 32 Matching Answers

ANECDOTE

10 RELATED CLUES

NOVELETTE

9 RELATED CLUES

RAINSM

SQUIB

10 RELATED CLUES

VIGNETTE

10 RELATED CLUES

CONTE

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OHENRY

10 RELATED CLUES

SAKI

10 RELATED CLUES

STENO

10 RELATED CLUES

TOMTHUMB

10 RELATED CLUES

ESME

10 RELATED CLUES

HARTE

10 RELATED CLUES

TALON

10 RELATED CLUES

LITTLE

10 RELATED CLUES

YEAR

10 RELATED CLUES

ANTH

10 RELATED CLUES

OBIT

10 RELATED CLUES

RAIN

10 RELATED CLUES

TALC

10 RELATED CLUES

NOVELLA

10 RELATED CLUES

ARABY

10 RELATED CLUES

CONCRETE

10 RELATED CLUES

IROBOT

10 RELATED CLUES

THERMAL

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TWICETOLDTALES

10 RELATED CLUES

ZORA

10 RELATED CLUES

POETRY

10 RELATED CLUES

TALKING

9 RELATED CLUES

CONTESTATION

CONTECK

COLETTE

10 RELATED CLUES

MUNRO

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