Yarns (4,5)
'yarns' is the definition.
('tale' can be a synonym of 'yarn')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tales that I've seen before include "Stories, yarns" , "Lies" , "Stories, fables" , "reports" , "Stale kind of stories" .)
'yarns' is the definition.
('thread' can be a synonym of 'yarn')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for threads that I've seen before include "makes way so carefully" , "Lengths of yarn" , "Slang for suits, or fibres" , "Thin fibres" , "Strands of yarn" .)
'yarns' is the definition.
(tall tale is a kind of yarn)
This is all the clue.