Sweeping story Crossword Clue

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EPIC

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(noun)
1. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SWEEPING (adjective)
1. ignoring distinctions
2. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
SWEEPING (noun)
1. the act of cleaning with a broom
STORY (noun)
1. a record or narrative description of past events
2. a trivial lie

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

EPIC
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More WSJ Crossword (3/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. They might be strung on a necklace

6. Spheres

10. Really impresses

14. “Silas Marner” author George

15. Maya Angelou or Langston Hughes, e.g.

16. Jacob's twin in Genesis

17. Any of 119 on a U.S. quarter’s edge

18. Brand for beagles

19. Different

20. Greek letter that looks like H

21. *Invalid, as a contract

24. Muscle-to-bone connectors

26. Hatcher of Desperate Housewives

27. "I Love Lucy" co-star Arnaz

28. Indirect, as a look

32. Big part of a lobster

34. Tool for a manicure

36. Ed of “Elf” and “Up”

37. Poke fun at

38. Roget offering, or the last word vis-à-vis the first word of each starred answer

40. Ram's mate

41. Negro Leagues great Buck in the Baseball Hall of Fame

43. Org. with “End Speciesism” T-shirts

44. Like some snack bars

45. Lab entrances?

47. Goldie of “Foul Play”

49. Island south of Borneo

50. Yawn cause

53. *Hearty energy

57. Tribute verse

58. Surrounded by

60. Dance's de Mille

62. Warbled

63. Molecule part

64. Hollers

65. Young 'un

66. Now where __ we?

67. In a crafty manner

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Down

1. Flattish cloth cap

2. Select group

3. *Be an accessory, perhaps

4. Shih Tzu or Shar-Pei

5. Courtroom transcribers, for short

6. Milky gems

7. Sushi piece

8. "Don't rush me!"

9. High, in a way

10. Destructive beetles

11. Norway's capital

12. “What ___ thinking?”

13. Took to court

22. Bring together

23. Lofty ambition

25. Morning moisture

28. Fruits used for flavoring gin

29. *Ideal partner in life

30. Small salamander

31. Earl __ tea

32. Farm yield

33. Script snippet

35. Secretly

38. Ashcan School painter John French ___

39. Enthusiastic exclamation

42. Security pass with a photo

44. Have debts

46. “Haste makes waste,” e.g.

48. Orderly formations

50. Not quite one’s best effort

51. NFL wide receiver ___ Beckham Jr.

52. Like a teen’s room, often

53. Expansive

54. "If __ be so bold..."

55. Weasel's cousin

56. Composer Stravinsky

61. Hairstylist's goo

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