Modern myth, tall story (5,6) |
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Description of reports about Spring-heeled Jack (19th century) or the "killer in the back seat" (20th century) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
16 Feb 2025 |
Account not meriting credit or PIN in refined neighbourhood's banks |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Dec 2024 |
Often untrue story that circulates |
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Fanciful story Pope, say, penned in advance |
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Myth or otherwise, a blunder to consume dope (5,6) |
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Widely spread story that's usually untrue |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Mar 2022 |
Bob Marley album that's very popular in big cities? |
Premier Sunday |
25 Apr 2021 |
Modern folklore |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2021 |
"The Vanishing Hitchhiker" subject |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2019 |
'The Vanishing Hitchhiker' subject |
The Washington Post |
02 Nov 2019 |
Subject of a Snopes investigation |
Universal |
28 Aug 2019 |
Often-repeated bit of modern folklore |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2019 |
"The Vanishing Hitchhiker" subject |
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Often-repeated bit of modern folklore |
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Subject of a Snopes investigation |
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Alligators in sewers, e.g |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2017 |
Singers Keith and John? |
New York Times |
19 Jun 2017 |
Singers Keith and John? |
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Story of modern life, often untrue or apocryphal |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
13 Mar 2016 |
"MythBusters" subject, often |
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Bit of modern folklore |
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Bit of modern folklore |
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City dweller's Acura? |
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Target of TV's "MythBusters" |
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Target of TV's "MythBusters" |
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