"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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEELE "The Old Wives' Tale" playwright (5)
6% AVA One of Frank's wives (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 3, 2026
6% HAG Witchy woman from old tales (3)
6% LEGEND Tale as old as time (6) New York Times Apr 26, 2026
6% AUNTS Wives of uncles (5)
6% MAILORDERBRIDES MOB wives? (15) New York Times Apr 12, 2026
6% CONTE Old French tale (5) New York Times Mar 11, 2026
6% HUSBAND Subject of an old wives' tale? (7) New York Times Jan 12, 2017
6% MYTH Old wives' tale (4)
6% SUPERSTITIOUS Believing old wives' tales (13) The Times Concise Oct 19, 2015
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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.