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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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKSTORY Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 6, 2019
6% VERYINTERESTING "Intriguing," or a hint to the starred clues' answers (15) Universal Apr 24, 2026
6% GOPLACES Make it big, or a hint to the pairs found in the answers to the starred clues (8) LA Times Daily Mar 29, 2026
5% PRPERSON Publicity professional, and a hint for answers to asterisked clues (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 5, 2026
5% MALES They're "bonded" to four answers (5) Newsday Jun 4, 2026
5% NEW Word in four state names (3) LA Times Daily Jun 4, 2026
5% BIGBOXSTORE Large retail establishment … and a hint to four squares in this puzzle (11) New York Times Jun 4, 2026
5% MATEINTWO Imminent victory, to a chess player ... or a hint to this puzzle's four sets of circled letter (9) New York Times Midi Jun 2, 2026
5% LEE "Past Lives" star Greta (3) USA Today Jun 1, 2026
5% AGO In the past (3) New York Times May 31, 2026

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