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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACKSTORY.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | BACKSTORY Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers | (9) | Wall Street Journal | Mar 6, 2019 |
| 6% | TABLEFORTWO Romantic restaurant reservation, and a hint to the starred answers | (11) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 6% | ZOO Where a homophone of a word in the four longest answers can be found | (3) | Newsday | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 6% | YOUDOYOU Encouragement of individuality ... or a hint to a letter, a word and another letter within each starred clue's answer | (8) | Universal | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 5% | JAWDROPPING Spectacular, or a feature of four long Down answers | (11) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 12, 2025 |
| 5% | AGO In the past | (3) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 12, 2025 |
| 5% | ONCE In the past | (4) | Thomas Joseph | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 5% | IVEGOTYOUCOVERED "Leave it to me" … and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle | (16) | New York Times | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 5% | SKIPOLE Slalomer's stick, or (if broken after the fourth letter) a hint to six Across answers | (7) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 2025 |
| 5% | CONDO Individually owned unit (... this answer's first four) | (5) | Universal | Nov 4, 2025 |
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