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Here is the answer for the crossword clue First sentence of a news story last seen in New York Times 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEDE.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | LEDE First sentence of a news story | (4) | New York Times | Dec 17, 2017 |
| 3% | TALE Story | (4) | Commuter | Jun 26, 2026 |
| 3% | NARRATIVE Retro musical repeatedly runs a new story | (9) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Jun 26, 2026 |
| 3% | COOP Pen exclusive news item, not the first | (4) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Jun 25, 2026 |
| 3% | GHOUL Storied graverobber | (5) | New York Times | Jun 24, 2026 |
| 3% | YARN Long story | (4) | The Telegraph Quick | Jun 23, 2026 |
| 3% | PLOTPOINT That's not the whole story! | (9) | New York Times | Jun 20, 2026 |
| 3% | OBIT Life story? | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Jun 18, 2026 |
| 3% | RUNON Rambly sentence | (5) | Commuter | Jun 16, 2026 |
| 3% | META Like a story about a story | (4) | USA Today | Jun 15, 2026 |
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