Back-up story Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Back-up story . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALIBI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Back-up story (5)
23% RELIEVER Back-up story used in Echo when short (8) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 19, 2021
4% LIE Made-up story (3) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
3% TALE Story (4) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
3% RAGS ___-to-riches story (4)
3% LAID __-back (4) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
3% FALLIBLE Story about bad back inclined to go wrong (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Oct 28, 2025
3% FABLE Aesop story (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 27, 2025
3% RETOLD Shared again, as a story (6) Newsday Oct 27, 2025
3% IBET "A likely story" (4) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
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