Clues for the word "FABLE"
We've had 83 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 166 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on July 30, 2026.
Definition of fable
- n. - A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue.
- n. - The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
- n. - Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
- n. - Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
- v. i. - To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
- v. t. - To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
Referring Clues
- Epigrammatic tale
- It's an old story
- "Animal Farm," e.g.
- It ends in a point
- Aesop tale
- Big lie
- 33-Down output
- Tale with a point
- "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," e.g.
- "Animal Farm" form
- One of Aesop's stories
- Moral story
- Tale of Aesop
- "The Fox and the Grapes," e.g.
- Aesop's forte
- "The Tortoise and the Hare," e.g.
- Lie
- Legend
- Story with a moral
- Not a true story
- "The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
- Story from Aesop
- Moralistic tale
- Aesop's output
- "The Fox and the Grapes," e.g.
- Aesop story
- Aesop's specialty
- Aesop's tale
- Tale with a moral
- Aesop offering
- Aesop work
- Work by Aesop
- Aesopian story
- Talking-animal tale
- Aesop specialty
- "The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
- Allegorical tale
- Ancient tale
- Work of fiction
- It has a point
- Work with animals
- Jean de La Fontaine story
- Story with a lesson
- Aesopian tale
- Aesopian offering
- Tall tale
- Cautionary tale
- Story told by 15 Across
- It has a moral
- Illustrative story
- Moral tale
- Aesop's opus
- Tale with an epigrammatic ending
- Aesop creation
- Instructive tale
- Offering from Aesop
- Animal story
- Tale from Aesop
- Yarn with a point
- Short moral story
- French leader with clever story
- "Jack and the Beanstalk," e.g.
- One of Aesop's
- Myth
- Aesopian opus
- Story
- Story, often with moral
- Mythological story
- Allegory
- Mythical story
- Story with moral that can make fellow clever
- Strong and fit for romance
- Allegorical story
- Doubtful story
- Tale
- Parable kin
- George Orwell's "Animal Farm," e.g.
- "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," for one
- "The Fox and the Stork," e.g.
- Amazing heartless lie that's often been told
- Story with a point
- Apologue
- Short tale
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - July 30, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2026
- Your Life Choices - June 29, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - June 24, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - March 26, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 22, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - November 29, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 30, 2025
- New York Times - September 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 28, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 01, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 13, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 16, 2024
- New York Times - September 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 06, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 23, 2024
- USA Today - March 27, 2024
- LA Times - March 05, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 24, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 26, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 22, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 21, 2023
- LA Times - October 20, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 30, 2023
- And in 136 more crossword puzzles...