Mythical creature in mythology, tall tale with a twist in the tail? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mythical creature in mythology, tall tale with a twist in the tail? last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LORELEI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LORELEI Mythical creature in mythology, tall tale with a twist in the tail? (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 30, 2022
6% ELF Little mythical creature (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 12, 2025
6% MERMAN Mythical creature with scales (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
5% SATYR Mythological creature with a goat's horns and legs (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
5% UNICORN Incur no damages for mythical creature (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 16, 2025
5% LIE Tall tale, often? (3)
5% ROC Mythical feathered creature (3) (3) The Sun Mini Sep 30, 2025
5% TROLL Fairy tale creature (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 16, 2025
4% ALTA Tall, in Spanish (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
4% SHORTEST Least tall (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025

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