Story line
The crossword clue "Story line" is answered by PLOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 89 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
PLOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLOT answer page.
Used 89 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ANGLE (3 uses in xd)
- ELEVATOR (2 uses in xd)
- NEWSWIRE (2 uses in xd)
- ACTION (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Story - TALE, used 293 times
- Long story - SAGA, used 247 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- Top-of-the-line - AONE, used 137 times
- Toe the line - OBEY, used 116 times
- Picket line crosser - SCAB, used 103 times
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