Stretch the truth Crossword Clue

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Stretch the truth Crossword Answer

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FIB

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(verb)
1. assume a reclining position
2. originate (in)
(noun)
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TRUTH (noun)
1. the quality of being near to the true value
2. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
STRETCH (noun)
1. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
STRETCH (verb)
1. occupy a large, elongated area
2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
STRETCH (adjective)
1. easily stretched
2. having an elongated seating area

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FIB
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More Daily Themed Crossword (6/7/2025) Answers

Across

1. Adam's partner

4. July follower, for short

7. Fool's Day month, for short

10. Salted edge of a glass

11. Ticklish "Sesame Street" character

12. Appeal submitted in court

13. "Dreamy" sleep stage: Abbr.

14. Cat's sharp feature

15. "___ Good Men" (Tom Cruise hit): 2 wds.

16. "___ your hands before eating," food safety rule you might have learned in school

18. Sharp pinch or a small bite

20. Christmas carol

23. Card payment alternative

26. ___ they won't they? (TV trope)

29. Flower with a pad

31. "Old MacDonald ___ a farm..."

33. Hoppy beer: Abbr.

34. Money charged by a lawyer, perhaps

35. Dead ___ (road that leads to nowhere)

36. List of tasks: Hyph.

38. "Put opened food in the ___," food safety rule you might have learned in school

41. Coffee container

44. Business card number, for short

45. __ crime: podcast genre

46. Lounging spots in the living room

50. Sound of disapproval

52. "Always check the expiry ___," food safety rule you might have learned in school

55. Extremely disgusting (anagram of "live")

56. Kangaroo homeland, for short

57. Prestigious UK school

58. Flat, as a surface

59. Everest and Rushmore, for short

60. Slip-___ (shoes)

61. Phone number addition, for short

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Down

1. "Oops, I messed up!" moment

2. Hotel room with a ___

3. ___ Bunton, Spice Girls member known as "Baby Spice"

4. "That's ___, folks!"

5. Actress Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

6. Wedding attire, often

7. Furry alien of 1980s TV

8. Sound made by the letter before "Q"

9. "Don't eat ___ dough," food safety rule you might have learned in school

11. Hello ... from the other side?

12. ___ John’s Pizza

17. NBC sketch show that starts with "Live, from New York!": Abbr.

19. Like roads during snowy winter

21. Mythical creature one might find on the shelf, maybe

24. Yard tool home?

25. Bats do this from a cave ceiling

26. Sharp humor

27. Stock market offering: Abbr.

28. Young Scottish boy

30. Opposite of "right"

32. President Eisenhower's initials

37. Collective ownership pronoun

39. Hi-___ graphics (what most modern games have)

40. "P.S. ___ You" (2007 romantic comedy): 2 wds.

42. Ill-mannered

43. Outdated slang for "Awesome!"

45. Throw, as a salad

47. "___ second rule," food safety myth you might have learned in school

48. TV host Trebek

49. Dispatched

50. Loud, impact sound, in comics

51. First "O" in OoO

53. Large weight measure

54. Junior rank in the navy: Abbr.

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