Stretches the truth
The crossword clue "Stretches the truth" is answered by FIBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FIBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIBS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FIBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIBS, most used first.
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- White lies - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Lies - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
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