Polite fib (5,3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITELIE Polite fib (5,3) (8)
11% LIE Fib (3) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
11% LIED Fibbed (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
10% LYING Telling fibs (5) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
10% LIES Fibs (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
10% FALSEHOOD Fib (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 4, 2025
9% CIVIL Polite (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 3, 2025
8% YESM Polite assent (4) New York Times Nov 11, 2025
8% NOSIR Polite refusal (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
8% CABINET Political furniture? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
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