Fib

The answer to “Fib” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is LIE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 14, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 3-Down, and it has also run on 3 earlier dates with the same answer. 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.

“Fib” answer

LIE (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is LIE.

What does LIE mean?

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

When else has “Fib” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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.

• September 14, 2026 (most recent) → LIE
• August 27, 2026 → LIE
• August 21, 2026 → LIE
• August 19, 2026 → LIE

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