"Long story short ... "
The crossword clue ""Long story short ... "" is answered by INSUM, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
INSUM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INSUM answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 4 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.
- ABRIDGEDTEXT (1 uses in xd)
- INBRIEF (1 uses in xd)
- TORECAP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for INSUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by INSUM, most used first.
- "To recap ..." - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Briefly - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- "To conclude ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "To wrap up ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Suspect's story - ALIBI, used 128 times
- Top story - ATTIC, used 108 times
- Long (for) - YEARN, used 99 times
- Cover story - ALIBI, used 97 times
- Long stories - SAGAS, used 95 times
- Long look - STARE, used 89 times
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