The Clue
" . . . believing in old men's ___ . . . ": Pound (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LIES
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Notes
The answer LIES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Deceives
Fabrications
Falsehoods
Falsifies
Fibs
Prevaricates
Prevarications
Reclines
Untruths
Whoppers
Fiction collection
Isn't straight
Propaganda, often
Pseudologists' fortes
Pure fiction
Storyteller's pack
Tall tales
Trygve and family
Twisted tales
"Uneasy ___ the head . . . "
Concerns of P.G.A. players
Cry of vehement denial
Inventions, so to speak
Definition
LIE as a noun:
1. (lie, prevarication) = a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. (Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie) = Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
3. position or manner in which something is situated
LIE as a verb:
1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
3. (dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in) = originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
4. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6. (lie, rest) = have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
7. (lie down, lie) = assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"