Story - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'story' is the definition.
(I know that story can be written as tale)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tale that I've seen before include "See 12" , "Narrative - fabrication" , "Anecdotal narrative" , "relation" , "Report" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, the Universal, the New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.

'story' is the definition.
(a saga is a long story)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saga that I've seen before include "Long involved tale" , "Epic tale" , "Lengthy tale" , "Account of great heroism" , "Heroic narrative" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, the Universal, the New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.

(Other definitions for arcs that I've seen before include "Cars (anag)" , "Streaks of electrical discharges" , "Curving trajectories" , "formations not straight" , "Parts of a circle" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, the Universal, the New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.

'story' is the definition.
(I know that story can be written as narrative)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for narrative that I've seen before include "Telling a story" , "Story line" , "Storyline" , "Account of connected events, a story" , "relation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Telegraph and The Times.

'story' is the definition.
(an amusing or interesting story)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for anecdote that I've seen before include "One acted (anag) - amusing reminiscence" , "A short interesting story, usually true" , "Short amusing tale" , "Brief tale" , "Humorous story" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and the USA Today.

'story' is the definition.
(sob story is a kind of story)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sob that I've seen before include "Weep audibly" , "Weep uncontrollably" , "Expression of distress" , "Weep convulsively" , "Weeping gasp" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

'story' is the definition.
(I know that legend is a type of story)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for legend that I've seen before include "Traditional story; caption" , "Myth or map symbol" , "Celebrity" , "eg Robin Hood" , "Story from long ago" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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