"The Pit and the ___," Poe's famous horror story. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENDULUM "The Pit and the ___," Poe's famous horror story. (8)
65% DISASTER Horror story as star dies shockingly (8) The Times Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
65% PIT Horror chamber in Poe story. (3)
62% CHLOE "American Horror Story: Asylum" actor Sevigny (5) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
62% MOSH __ pit (4) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
59% ABYSS Bottomless pit (5) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
59% MINER Pit employee (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 16, 2025
56% TALE Story (4) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
56% SEED Peach pit, e.g. (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
56% NARRATIVES Stories (10) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
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