Ancient folk tale incorrectly recalled in parts Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ancient folk tale incorrectly recalled in parts featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 8, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CINDERELLA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CINDERELLA Ancient folk tale incorrectly recalled in parts (10) The Times Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
3% MISCALLS Incorrectly names (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
3% MISNAME Incorrectly identify (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
3% ALI Baba of Arabic folk tales (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
2% ARLO Guthrie of folk (4) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
2% LIE Tell tales (3) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
2% MNEMONICS Aids in recalling (9) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
2% RUERS Regretful folks (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 31, 2025
2% THEY Yon folks (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
2% LIAR Tale teller (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 29, 2025

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