Tell tales
The crossword clue "Tell tales" is answered by NARRATE, a 7-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NARRATE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NARRATE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for NARRATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NARRATE, most used first.
- Tell a story - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Recount - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Tell - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Tell the tale - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Provide commentary - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Do a voice-over - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Relate - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Tell the story - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- "William Tell" composer - ROSSINI, used 15 times
- Tales - STORIES, used 8 times
- "Tell the truth!" - DONTLIE, used 8 times
- "You don't have to tell me" - IMAWARE, used 7 times
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