Story lines
The crossword clue "Story lines" is answered by ARCS, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ARCS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARCS answer page.
Used 36 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PLOTS (19 uses in xd)
Other clues for ARCS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ARCS, most used first.
- Curved lines - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Circle segments - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Rainbows - used 81 times, most recently in 2023
- Rainbow shapes - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Circle parts - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
- Circle portions - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Curved paths - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Pendulum paths - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Story - TALE, used 293 times
- Long story - SAGA, used 247 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- Story line - PLOT, used 89 times
- "Tall" story - TALE, used 84 times
- Sweeping story - EPIC, used 65 times
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