Basic failure to meet storytelling quota? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UNDERLYING Basic failure to meet storytelling quota? (10) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 1, 2022
5% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
5% LIMIT Quota (5) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
4% ESSES Slalom path, basically (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
4% ABCS Basics (4) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
4% ATOM Basic particle (4) LA Times Daily Jan 26, 2026
4% MERE "It's a ___ formality" (basic) (4)
4% FLOP Major failure (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 21, 2026
4% GREEKMYTHOLOGY Hellenistic storytelling (14) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
4% PALEO Back-to-basics diet (5) Universal Jan 19, 2026

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