Urban legend, e.g. Crossword Clue

• A ___ as old as time

  New York Times · Monday, August 31, 2026 · 4 letters

• Bit of folklore

  New York Times · Sunday, August 9, 2026 · 4 letters

• A tall one may be inflated

  New York Times · Friday, July 24, 2026 · 4 letters

• Tall story

  New York Times · Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · 4 letters

• Bit of writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne

  New York Times · Tuesday, September 9, 2025 · 4 letters

• Edgar Allan Poe writing

  New York Times · Tuesday, August 19, 2025 · 4 letters

• Old wives' ___

  New York Times · Monday, June 9, 2025 · 4 letters

• Account

  New York Times · Sunday, April 6, 2025 · 4 letters

• Fairy ___

  New York Times · Sunday, March 30, 2025 · 4 letters

• Story

  New York Times · Monday, June 17, 2024 · 4 letters

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• 10-Down Novelist Calvino
• 11-Down Places to see the romaines of the day?
• 12-Down "Don't worry about me"
• 13-Down Steeped drinks
• 14-Across Kind of green energy
• 15-Across Bring on board
• 17-Across *Program that detects junk emails
• 18-Down "if u ask me"
• 19-Across Penne ___ vodka
• 20-Across Worker who might be paid by the day
• 21-Across "Excusez-___!"