Storytelling clichés

Latest answer — March 08, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Country
  2. 5Hits up privately on social media, for short
  3. 8Supercharged engine variety
  4. 9Dine
  5. 10Country between the United States and Guatemala
  6. 11"Much ___ About Nothing"
  7. 12The "E" in N.Y.E.
  8. 13D.C. transit system
  9. 15Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick
  10. 18Country between Sudan and Niger
  11. 19Greetings between two frat dudes, say
  12. 21Fifth, often, for a manual transmission
  13. 22"What were ___ thinking?!?"
  14. 23Vegetable similar to radicchio
  15. 26Set your alarm for 7 p.m. instead of 7 a.m., for instance
  16. 27Storytelling clichés
  17. 28Place to hang your hat on
  18. 29Knight's title
  19. 30Popular high school sport, for short ... or a description of the circled squares in this puzzle

Down

  1. 1Country between Belgium and Germany
  2. 2Journalist Shapiro
  3. 3"Today" network
  4. 4___ and gloom
  5. 5Super-firm hold
  6. 6Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai
  7. 7Got up
  8. 8Big name in hiking sandals
  9. 10Brooks of Hollywood
  10. 14Country between Peru and Colombia
  11. 16Jean ___, pioneering Dada artist
  12. 17Noted thesaurus
  13. 20French painter Matisse
  14. 21Sped (through)
  15. 22"Sure is"
  16. 24Annoy
  17. 25Computer key in the upper-left corner

The answer to “Storytelling clichés” in the New York Times Midi crossword is TROPES — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 27-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Storytelling clichés” answer

TROPES (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TROPES

TROPES is the 6-letter solution that fits "Storytelling clichés" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 8, 2026 (27-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TROPES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TROPES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression
  • a significant or recurrent theme; a motif

When else has “Storytelling clichés” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 8, 2026 (most recent) → TROPES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Storytelling clichés”?

The answer is TROPES, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Storytelling clichés”?

6 letters: TROPES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 8, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 27-Across.

Can “Storytelling clichés” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Midi answers?

The full grid for March 8, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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