A pretence backfiring for old storyteller Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AESOP A pretence backfiring for old storyteller (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 9, 2021
3% BANG Backfire sound (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 24, 2025
3% ACTS Pretences (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
3% NARRATOR Storyteller (8) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
2% SOT Old soak (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
2% ADAGE Old saying (5) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
2% USUAL Same old, same old (5) Universal Nov 28, 2025
2% FACE Vogue having captured leader in corset, shoot backfiring for Queen, say? (4,4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
2% HOW "___ old are you?" (3) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
2% ETHER Old anaesthetic (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 26, 2025

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