| SPINNINGA | Telling a long, far-fetched story (8,1,4) |
| YARN | Telling a long, far-fetched story (8,1,4) |
| SPINAYARN | Expression meaning 'to tell a long, far-fetched story' (4,1,4) |
| SPINNINGAYARN | Like Clotho, telling a long story (8,1,4) |
| HOLDINGHOSTAGE | Keeping from leaving, as say by telling a long story |
| TALL | Like that far-fetched story about the giant? |
| TALE | Tall ___; far-fetched story |
| FIB | Just a little one: When questioned about a cookie jar theft, the crumb-covered child who sheepishly declares "I cannot tell a lie," it's probably telling a ___ |
| STARLING | Say actor telling a story skipping a year of a fish (8) |
| TALENT | Has this gift for telling a story to a Territorian (6) |
| NARRATIVE | Story-telling; a story (9) |
| NARRATION | A bishop in the country telling a story? (9) |
| UPLIT | Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe |
| NATURALFIBRE | Not far-fetched story about silk, say |
| SKIPTHETALE | Forgo telling a story? |
| CHANGESONESTUNE | Starts telling a different story |
| RELATING | Telling a story, e.g. |
| BREAKINGTHEICE | Telling a joke at a party, e.g. |
| RELATION | Family member telling a story? (8) |
| NARRATING | Rushed back with sailor, telling a story |
