Conservative, after drinks, makes up a tale (5,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTSTORY Conservative, after drinks, makes up a tale (5,5) (10)
7% ATONES Makes up (for) (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
7% COMPOSITION Make-up (11) (11) The Guardian Quick Dec 3, 2025
7% SLAP Make-up (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
6% HYDRATE Drink water after a workout, say (7) USA Today Jan 9, 2026
6% REN ___ Faire (place to dress up and drink mead) (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
6% OGRE Fairy tale monster (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
6% GREENTEA After finally leaving, come in again briefly with a drink (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
6% BLUE Rude Conservative (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
6% LIE Tell tales (3) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
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