Not telling the truth
The crossword clue "Not telling the truth" is answered by LYING, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LYING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LYING answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LYING
Every other clue in this collection answered by LYING, most used first.
- Telling fibs - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Committing perjury - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Recumbent - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Dishonest - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Flunking a polygraph - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Pinocchio's problem - used 6 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Not quite right - AMISS, used 181 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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