Requirement with second half of tale -- one mustn't lose the thread Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEEDLE Requirement with second half of tale -- one mustn't lose the thread (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 20, 2019
69% ATTIRE Threads (6) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
69% UPON Fairy tale's second word (4) Newsday Mar 3, 2026
66% SEW Use thread to make threads (3) New York Times Midi Mar 3, 2026
63% HORSE One half of a centaur (5) New York Times Mini Mar 31, 2026
63% SEWERS Ones using needle and thread (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Mar 30, 2026
63% STORY Tale (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 29, 2026
63% ENTAIL Require (6) Commuter Mar 21, 2026
63% THAW Lose one's cool, perhaps? (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 21, 2026
63% TRIPUP Lose one's footing (4,2) (6) The Guardian Quick Mar 19, 2026

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