Hackneyed opening in short story (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hackneyed opening in short story (5) last seen in Guardian Quiptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STALE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALE Hackneyed opening in short story (5) (5) The Guardian Quiptic Feb 23, 2025
9% BANAL Hackneyed (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 9, 2025
8% TRITE Hackneyed (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 8, 2025
8% EPIC No short story (4) Family Time Jul 6, 2025
8% MUSTY Hackneyed (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 4, 2025
7% TALE Story (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
7% CHEEVER US author of short stories such as The Swimmer (7) The Times Specialist Sep 1, 2025
7% PDA Kissing in the open, for short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 30, 2025
7% BIO Story of one's life, for short (3) Universal Aug 27, 2025
7% CONTENT What's inside short story books (7) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 26, 2025

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