The Clue
___ tale (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TALL
Tags
Notes
The answer TALL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fanciful
Farfetched
Lanky
Lofty
"___ in the saddle"
Skyscraping
Unbelievable
Exaggerated, as a story
Fanciful, as a tale
Fanciful, as a yarn
Hard to believe
Incredible, as an account
Kind of story
Kind of tale
Like giants
Like a redwood
Starbucks size
Unbelievable, say
One way to stand
Wayne's "___ in the Saddle"
Adjective for Dave Cowens
Built like Wilt
Like Abdul-Jabbar
Like a basketball center
Like Bol of basketball
Like Bunyan's tales
Like Manute Bol
Like an N.B.A. center
Like Pat Ewing
Like some glasses
Like some ships
Like some tales
Men's suit specification
Seven-foot, e.g.
Six-foot or more
Word with ship or story
Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Like Manute Bol of the N.B.A.
Like most basketball stars
Like most N.B.A. stars
Ready to be mowed, as grass
Bumping one's head on the ceiling, say
Definition
TALL as a noun:
1. a garment size for a tall person
TALL as an adjective:
1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
2. (grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall) = lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
3. impressively difficult; "a tall order"
4. (improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall) = too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"