| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LEGEND | Story | |
| YARN | Story | |
| TALE | Story | |
| TIER | Story | |
| NARRATIVE | Story | |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | Self-published story? | |
| PARABLE | Bible story | |
| ARTICLE | Magazine story | |
| FAIRYTALE | Folk story | |
| FAIRYLIKE | Folk story | |
| NOVELS | Story books | |
| THRILLER | Gripping (story) | |
| SAGA | Epic story | |
| FABRICATION | Concocted story | |
| ANGLED | Slanted (story) | |
| FABLE | Tall story | |
| EXCUSE | Sob story | |
| BIO | Life story | |
| MEMOIR | Life story | |
| ANECDOTE | Humorous story | |
| ALLEGORY | Symbolic story | |
| SPINECHILLER | Horror story | |
| ITEM | News story | |
| ALIBI | Back-up story | |
| SUSPENSEFUL | Gripping (story) | |