Yankee catching fish? On the contrary -- fibbing Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LYING Yankee catching fish? On the contrary -- fibbing (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 11, 2020
6% LIE Fib (3) Universal Oct 9, 2025
6% LIES Fibs (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
5% BAIT Food for catching fish (4) (4) Mirror Classic Oct 21, 2025
5% ADVERSE Unfavourable, contrary (7) The Times Concise Oct 21, 2025
5% NETFUL Large catch of fish, say (6) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
5% ABRIDGE Shorten season to catch British fish (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% ENTRAPS Catches (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
5% SNARE Catch (5) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
5% WHITELIE Minor fib (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 1, 2025

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