Unravel the Mystery: Crack the Crossword Clue ‘___ for tat’

There once was a small bird named Tit who loved playing games. One day, while playing chess with his friend, they got into an argument about who won the last game. Tit’s friend accused him of cheating, but Tit insisted that he had played fairly. In order to prove his innocence, Tit suggested they play another game, but this time with a rule known as “tit for tat“.

Perplexed, his friend asked, “What in the world is ‘tit for tat’?”

“It means that whatever move you make, I will make the same move back to you,” explained Tit.

After playing by this rule, their game ended in a tie and Tit’s friend realized that he had been in the wrong for accusing Tit of cheating. From then on, they played every game with the “tit for tat” rule and had the most fair and enjoyable games. And that’s how Tit the bird became forever associated with the phrase “tit for tat“.