"The Old Wives' Tale" playwright Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The Old Wives' Tale" playwright . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PEELE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEELE "The Old Wives' Tale" playwright (5)
7% TALE Old wives' ___ (4) New York Times Jun 9, 2025
7% FABLE Note, free to create an old wives' tale (5) (5)
6% MATES Wives or husbands (5) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
6% EPIC Grand tale (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
6% STORY Tale (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 25, 2025
6% YARNS Spun tales (5) Premier Sunday Aug 24, 2025
6% YARN Tale (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2025
6% EMILE Playwright Zola (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2025
6% SAGA Heroic tale (4)
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The answer to this clue is "PEELE." George Peele was an English playwright known for works like "The Old Wives' Tale." He was a contemporary of Shakespeare and a prominent figure in Elizabethan drama.