Tale of woe, told for sympathy (4-4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tale of woe, told for sympathy (4-4,5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on September 25, 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HARDLUCKSTORY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARDLUCKSTORY Tale of woe, told for sympathy (4-4,5) (13) The Guardian Quick Sep 25, 2026
9% SOBSTORY Tale of woe told to elicit sympathy (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 28, 2023
8% RERUN Twice-told tale? (5) New York Times Sep 3, 2026
8% LIED Told tall tales (4)
7% ILLS Woes (4) LA Times Daily Sep 24, 2026
7% PITY Sympathy (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 17, 2026
7% FELLOWFEELING Mutual sympathy (13) The Telegraph Quick Aug 16, 2026
6% ALAS "Woe is me!" (4) Universal Sep 23, 2026
6% RASH Poison ivy woe (4)
6% DISTRESS Grief, woe (8) (8) Puzzler Sep 19, 2026

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