| 2025-08-20 | "I had something come up," maybe |
| 2025-02-16 | Fudge the facts |
| 2025-02-12 | Cover story? |
| 2024-11-03 | Taradiddle |
| 2024-10-26 | Small invention |
| 2024-05-09 | Minor prevarication |
| 2024-03-20 | "I'm busy that night," often |
| 2023-02-05 | Do some making up |
| 2022-12-18 | Piece of fudge? |
| 2022-08-17 | "Traffic was terrible," maybe |
| 2022-05-05 | Little 19-Across |
| 2022-02-17 | "You've hardly aged a bit," usually |
| 2021-05-03 | Whopper junior? |
| 2021-04-11 | Mistruth |
| 2021-03-04 | Taradiddle |
| 2021-02-27 | "Of course it looks good on you!," maybe |
| 2020-12-16 | Make stuff up |
| 2020-12-08 | Little lie |
| 2020-01-11 | "This tastes delicious!," maybe |
| 2019-07-10 | Do a little stretching? |
| 2019-06-08 | Bit of fudge? |
| 2019-05-23 | Subtract a year or two from one's age, say |
| 2019-04-22 | Little lie |
| 2018-12-26 | Little untruth |
| 2018-02-18 | Bit of baloney |
| 2017-12-31 | Statement made while crossing the fingers, maybe |
| 2017-10-16 | Something that might be said with fingers crossed behind the back |
| 2016-04-19 | Lie a little |
| 2016-02-28 | Small invention |
| 2015-12-05 | Casual invention |
| 2014-09-04 | Not a very big invention |
| 2014-05-13 | Little lie |
| 2013-10-24 | Small story |
| 2013-07-24 | "I didn't know I was speeding, officer," e.g. |
| 2013-03-13 | Taradiddle |
| 2012-07-04 | Little untruth |
| 2011-12-25 | White lie |
| 2011-02-04 | It's not a very big story |
| 2009-02-07 | Trumped-up bit |
| 2008-11-09 | It's more than a stretch |
| 2008-01-17 | It may be said while crossing the fingers |
| 2007-10-03 | Tiny tale |
| 2006-05-01 | Little lie |
| 2006-04-03 | Tiny untruth |
| 2005-12-31 | Inconsequential invention |
| 2005-12-14 | Not be entirely truthful |
| 2005-01-24 | Little white lie |
| 2003-04-21 | Little lie |
| 2002-09-10 | Bit of baloney |
| 2002-06-30 | Do a little stretching? |
| 2000-10-19 | Minor invention |
| 1999-03-15 | Prevaricate |
| 1998-12-23 | Taradiddle |
| 1997-04-27 | Piece of disinformation |
| 1996-11-12 | Stretch the truth |
| 1996-04-01 | Stretch the truth |