Short story by Guy de Maupassant; the title means 'ball of fat' in English (5,2,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Short story by Guy de Maupassant; the title means 'ball of fat' in English (5,2,4) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on May 23, 2026. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOULEDESUIF.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOULEDESUIF Short story by Guy de Maupassant; the title means 'ball of fat' in English (5,2,4) (11) The Guardian Weekend May 23, 2026
6% BELAMI 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant (3-3) (6) Mirror Quiz Apr 17, 2026
6% YVETTE 1884 short story by Guy de Maupassant (6)
6% THENECKLACE Guy de Maupassant story (11)
5% STS Holy titles, for short (3)
5% OHENRY Short-story award named for a short-story king (6) The Atlantic May 9, 2026
5% LONG "To make a ___ story short . . ." (4) USA Today May 8, 2026
5% BIO Life story, for short (3) Thomas Joseph May 1, 2026
5% BARONET English noble title (7) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
5% AMI Guy de Maupassant's "Bel ___" (3)

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