A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o:

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98% TRIFLE A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o (6)
3% SLOE Small purple fruit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
3% WHATNOT Stand for small things (7) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 28, 2025
3% PLUM Christmas pudding fruit (rhymes with "drum") (4)
3% DESSERT Pudding (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 25, 2025
3% DRENCH Soak (6) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2025
3% CASTLES O-O and O-O-O, in chess notation (7) New York Times Sep 18, 2025
3% DOT Speck or sprinkle (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
3% MERE Slight (4) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
3% DUCKING Soaking (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 12, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is TRIFLE.

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