"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% STALE Old wives' tales, to some extent (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
6% YARN Tale (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 27, 2025
6% SEAN Playwright O'Casey (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
6% HAREM Collection of wives (5) (5) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
6% HAG Scary old woman in fairy tales (3)
6% INGE Playwright William (4) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
6% STORIES Tales (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% MATES Wives or husbands (5) Newsday Sep 8, 2025
6% HUSBAND Subject of an old wives' tale? (7) New York Times Jan 12, 2017
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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.