Old wives' tales, to some extent (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALE Old wives' tales, to some extent (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
7% INASENSE To some extent (8) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
6% TEES Some Old Navy buys (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
6% DESPITE Notwithstanding these tips, editor's upset to some extent (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
6% LENGTH Stretch, extent (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 17, 2025
6% HAREM Collection of wives (5) (5) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
6% HAG Scary old woman in fairy tales (3)
6% DISTANCE Stretch, extent (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 10, 2025
6% RESIDE Live wires identifiable to some extent (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 7, 2025
6% TALL Like some orders and tales (4) New York Times Nov 6, 2025

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