Related Clues

• "No, it doesn't make you look fat," maybe
• "Oh yes, I love that dress," maybe
• Harmless distortion
• "The dog ate my homework," e.g.
• "I never would have guessed it was a toupee," maybe
• Diplomatic deception
• Tactful deception
• Good fiction?
• Fib
• Benign fiction
• Tinge of perjury?
• "You don't look a day over 29," probably
• "Little" deception
• Slightly embellished truth
• Small fib
• "Little" deception (2 words)
• Supposedly helpful untruth
• Something untrue, but forgivable
• Unimportant misdemeanour? We'll protect one who is successful priest
• Well-meant falsehood