What "can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes," per Mark Twain Crossword Clue
3 letters · New York Times · Monday, September 17, 2012 · 23-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, September 17, 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 17, 2012 · 23-Across · 3 letters
LIE0 of 3 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Tell a tall tale
New York Times · Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 3 letters
- Don't believe it
New York Times · Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · 3 letters
- Be on one's back
New York Times · Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 3 letters
- What one should let sleeping dogs do, proverbially
New York Times · Monday, March 2, 2026 · 3 letters
- Fake account
New York Times · Friday, November 28, 2025 · 3 letters
- That's unbelievable!
New York Times · Tuesday, August 26, 2025 · 3 letters
- Apt letters for the blanks in _ _ B _ L
New York Times · Saturday, July 19, 2025 · 3 letters
- Dissemble
New York Times · Thursday, May 29, 2025 · 3 letters
- Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"
New York Times · Monday, May 12, 2025 · 3 letters
- "I was stuck in traffic," perhaps
New York Times · Saturday, May 10, 2025 · 3 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 18-Across Film units
- 19-Across Cats and gerbils, e.g.
- 20-Across *Substance marketed under the name NutraSweet
- 21-Down Actress Witherspoon
- 22-Across Stiller's partner in comedy
- 22-Down Debussy's "La ___"
- 24-Across *Fightin' words
- 25-Down What a Spanish orchestra produces
- 26-Across Libra's symbol
- 26-Down Retired fliers
- 27-Down Pacific salmon
- 28-Down The "S" in CBS