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Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers Crossword Clue
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% | ABCD First four letters | (4) | ||
| 5% | ETA One of four rhyming letters | (3) | New York Times | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 5% | HONEYBEE Certain hive worker ... or a hint to both parts of the starred clues' answers | (8) | Universal | Dec 9, 2025 |
| 5% | BEERRUN Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues | (7) | LA Times Daily | Dec 9, 2025 |
| 5% | BOX Word after "letter" or "litter" | (3) | Universal | Dec 8, 2025 |
| 5% | CLUE Hint | (4) | New York Times | Dec 7, 2025 |
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