The Clue
Storybook ending, sometimes (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MORAL
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Notes
The answer MORAL is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Didactic
Ethical
Good
___ Majority
Principled
Righteous
Upright
Virtuous
Aesop feature
Aesopian coda
Aesopian ending
Aesopian finale
Aesop's ending
Certain lesson
End of story?
Fable addendum
Fable dividend
Fable finale
Fable's end
Fable's ending
Fable's finale
Fable's point
Fable's punchline
Fabulous finish?
High-minded
Kind of support
Lesson of a sort
Parable's message
Part of a homily
Tale end
Words to live by
Aesop fable ending
Fable's punch line
Having good character
Story's end, perhaps
Tale's end, sometimes
"Slow and steady wins the race," e.g.
Definition
MORAL as a noun:
1. (moral, lesson) = the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
MORAL as an adjective:
1. relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; "moral philosophy"
2. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
3. (ethical, honorable, honourable, moral) = adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
4. arising from the sense of right and wrong; "a moral obligation"
5. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support"