Old, initially sad story Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old, initially sad story . 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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALE Old, initially sad story (5)
7% WOE Sadness (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2025
7% BLUE Sad (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
7% GRIEF Deep sadness (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
6% RAGS ___-to-riches story (4)
6% SAGA It's a long story (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025
6% FABLE Aesop story (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 27, 2025
6% IBET "A likely story" (4) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
6% ANECDOTE Amusing story (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
6% MEMES "Distracted Boyfriend" and "Sad Keanu" (5) USA Today Oct 24, 2025
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