Stretch the truth Crossword Clue

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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 LA Times Crossword (3/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Lobby group for seniors

5. "__ knew?"

8. Red light therapy venues

12. Pink's counterpart in "Wicked"

14. Stranger __ fiction

15. Work for

16. Italian liqueur such as Aperol or Campari

17. Blow off steam

18. "Cogito ___ sum"

19. Emotional plea in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick"

22. NYC summer hrs.

23. Most consecutive Super Bowls won by the same team

24. Italian fashion house

26. "I didn't hear a 'Please'!"

31. "I ___ a hunch!"

32. Insta upload

33. Guitar Hero World Tour console

34. Helpful feedback

37. Fuel efficiency stat

38. Gives a hoot

40. Corp. leader

41. Wilmington's st.

42. __ rummy

43. "Why this course of action?"

50. Harbor Freight purchases

51. "Hello, fellow sheep"

53. Requests to Siri and Alexa, or what 19-, 26-, and 43-Across literally are

57. Graduate of the CIA, perhaps

59. Great Plains tribe

60. Corrosive compounds

61. Subtle glow

62. Numbered hwys.

63. "Girls5eva" co-star __ Elise Goldsberry

64. Fishnet fabric

65. Pops

66. Covers with grass

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1. Rock shop options

2. Naval fleet

3. "Million Dollar Listing" field

4. Fringe benefit

5. Cry of delight

6. Kick back (with)

7. Good place for a lecturer to stay?

8. Teeter-totter

9. Streamline, perhaps

10. Iguazu Falls land: Abbr.

11. Cold-sounding commercial prefix

13. Anything else!

14. Claire Dunphy, e.g.

20. Carried a debt

21. Goblinlike creature

25. Bone-dry

27. Thanksgiving, e.g. (Abbr.)

28. Put on, as nail polish

29. Job for a DJ

30. Prefix with loyal and service

34. The "I" of the RICE method

35. Dismissive call

36. Puffy pastries

37. Guys

38. San Diego neighborhood whose name means "sea view"

39. ___ and outs

41. Lack of harmony

42. U.S. Pacific island

44. Bath scrubber

45. Oscar winner Mahershala

46. Thin woodwinds

47. Pacific climate phenomenon

48. Heavy-__: sleepy

49. Admits, with "up"

54. Jazz great James

55. Like many dorms

56. Top poker cards

57. Kiss __: PDA capturer at a stadium

58. Shade on a color wheel

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