Short story
The crossword clue "Short story" is answered by CONTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CONTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CONTE answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 2 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.
- MININOVEL (1 uses in xd)
- NOVELETTE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CONTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CONTE, most used first.
- Italian noble - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Short adventure tale - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Italian nobleman - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Richard of "The Godfather" - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
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- Troy story - ILIAD, used 63 times
- "Love Story" author - SEGAL, used 52 times
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