Answer:

story

Answer	Crossword Clue
STORY	Alibi
STORY	Whodunit, e.g.
STORY	Fifth or sixth, perhaps

STORY	Yarn
STORY	Bedtime request
STORY	Newspaper piece
STORY	Edifice level
STORY	Lie
STORY	Floor
STORY	Narrative
STORY	Fabrication

STORY	Reporter's pursuit
STORY	Tale
STORY	Short ..
STORY	Building level
STORY	Load of baloney
STORY	... line (plot)
STORY	Building floor
STORY	Word after short or tall

STORY	Tall tale
STORY	Newshound's pursuit
STORY	News feature
STORY	Child's bedtime reading
STORY	Every picture tells one
STORY	Skyscraper level
STORY	Level
STORY	Reporter's piece

STORY	"The dog ate it," for example
STORY	Bedtime ritual for many children
STORY	One of many in a skyscraper
STORY	Anecdote
STORY	Bedtime tale
STORY	It may be long
STORY	Fairy tale
STORY	Fairy tale, e.g.

STORY	Toddler's bedtime demand
STORY	Bit of fiction
STORY	"Bedtime" tale
STORY	Bedtime reading
STORY	Kid's bedtime ritual