| "O, she ___ teach the torches to burn bright!": Romeo | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            28 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Acts in the past? | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | "O, she ___ teach the torches to burn bright!": Romeo, spying Juliet | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            20 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | "The lady ___ protest too much" | 
            Universal | 
            03 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | "The lady __ protest too much" | 
            Commuter | 
            09 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Accomplishes, in the Bible | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Shakespearean verb | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            01 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | The present substitute (4) | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
            New York Times | 
            19 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | "The lady ___ protest too much …" | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | I've made a mistake keeping last of ruminant does from those over the hill | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            16 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | I've made a mistake keeping last of ruminant does from those over the hill (4) | 
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            | Archaic "does" | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much, methinks" (line in Hamlet) | 
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            | Shakespearean verb | 
            New York Times | 
            10 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Performs in 'Hamlet' | 
            Newsday | 
            26 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            The Washington Post | 
            13 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Over an hour spot does, very old | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            15 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | “How ___ the little crocodile improve his shining tail...”: Lewis Carroll | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            01 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Shakespearean verb | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Shakespearean verb | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'The lady __ protest too much, methinks': 'Hamlet' | 
            The Washington Post | 
            27 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | "The lady __ protest too much, methinks": "Hamlet" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            27 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | “How ___ the little crocodile improve his shining tail...”: Lewis Carroll | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            22 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'The lady ___ protest too much': 'Hamlet' | 
            New York Times | 
            24 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | "Time __ transfix the flourish set on youth": Shak | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'Time __ transfix the flourish set on youth': Shak | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | "The lady ___ protest ..." | 
            Universal | 
            19 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Spot first of hinds and does earlier  | 
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            | "The lady — protest too much" | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            22 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Does ancient history start after a point?  | 
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            | "The lady — protest ..." | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            17 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | "The fool __ think he is wise ...": "As You Like It" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | 'The fool __ think he is wise ...': 'As You Like It' | 
            The Washington Post | 
            18 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | 'How ___ the little crocodile...': Lewis Carroll | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            05 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | "How ___ the little crocodile...": Lewis Carroll | 
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            | "The fool __ think he is wise ...": "As You Like It" | 
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            | No-longer-used auxiliary | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | 'How ___ the little crocodile improve his shining tail...': Lewis Carroll | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            24 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | 'The lady -- protest ...' | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            19 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | 'The lady __ protest ... ': 'Hamlet' | 
            The Washington Post | 
            30 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | "The lady __ protest ... ": "Hamlet" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            30 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | "The lady __ protest ... ": "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest ..." | 
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            | "How ___ the little crocodile improve his shining tail...": Lewis Carroll | 
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            | Performs, to the Bard | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            17 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Does old party triumph after clear-out? | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            07 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
            The Washington Post | 
            14 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Biblical verb | 
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            | Verb for Shakespeare | 
            Universal | 
            05 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | 'The fool ___ think he is wise': Shak | 
            New York Times | 
            12 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | 'Heaven's face ___ glow': Hamlet | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            10 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Performs, to Shakespeare | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Verb for Shakespeare | 
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            | Performs, to Shakespeare | 
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            | 'The lady ___ protest too much' | 
            New York Times | 
            15 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Performs for King James? | 
            Universal | 
            26 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | 'The lady ___ protest too much': Shak | 
            New York Times | 
            21 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Does Shakespearean spot -- finale of Macbeth | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            08 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Bard's verb | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Jan 2015 | 
          
          
            | "The lady ___ protest too much": Shak. | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much" | 
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            | Performs for King James? | 
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            | Bard's verb | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much" | 
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            | Shakespearean verb | 
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            | Shakespearean auxiliary verb | 
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            | Accomplishes, to Shakespeare | 
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            | "The bell __ toll for him ...": Donne | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much" | 
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            | Third-person verb from Shakespeare | 
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            | "The lady __ protest too much" | 
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            | "The lady __ protest ...": "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The lady __ protest ...": "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The fool ___ think he is wise..." ("As You Like It") | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
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            | "How ___ the little crocodile...": Carroll | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much ..." | 
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            | "He __ not sleep": Shelley | 
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            | "He __ not sleep": Shelley | 
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            | "The lady __ protest too much": "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The fool __ think he is wise ...": "As You Like It" | 
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            | "The lady __ protest too much": "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much" | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much" (Hamlet) | 
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            | Performs, for King James | 
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            | 'The lady -- protest too much' | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy bee ..." | 
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            | Obsolete auxiliary | 
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            | "How then ___ he now see?": John 9:19 | 
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            | Do, biblically | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
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            | Shakespearean verb | 
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            | Archaic auxiliary | 
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            | Acts like King James? | 
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            | Shakespearean verb form | 
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            | Quaker word | 
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            | "How __ the little busy bee ..." | 
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            | ". . . adversity __ best discover virtue": Bacon | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest...": Hamlet | 
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            | Does, once | 
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            | Verb in "Picnic" script | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest...": Hamlet | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much, methinks" | 
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            | "___ any here know me?": King Lear | 
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            | "Blueness ___ express trueness" (Ben Jonson) | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest ..." | 
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            | Shakespearean auxiliary verb | 
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            | "Blueness _____ express trueness" (Ben Jonson) | 
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            | Shakespearean verb | 
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            | Over an hour spot does, very old  | 
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            | "The lady _____ protest too much" | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy bee ..." | 
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            | Shakespearean verb | 
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            | King James verb | 
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            | "The fool ___ think he is wise...": Shak. | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy bee..." | 
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            | Performs for King James | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy bee..." | 
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            | Performs, for King James | 
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            | Biblical verb | 
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            | Does once? | 
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            | "How ___ the lady?": Shak. | 
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            | "How use ___ breed a habit . . . ": Shak. | 
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            | "Who ___ ambition shun . . . ": Shak. | 
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            | Acts in the OT | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much . . . ": Shak. | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy bee . . . " | 
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            | "Ant for ant ___ long": Theocritus | 
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            | Does: Poet. | 
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            | "How ___ the little busy . . . " | 
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            | Biblical word of action. | 
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            | Poetic verb. | 
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            | Biblical verb. | 
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            | "How ___ the busy bee . . . " | 
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            | "How ___ the busy little bee . . . " | 
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            | "The lady ___ protest too much, methinks": Gertrude in "Hamlet" | 
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            | "The North Wind ___ Blow" (Nursery rhyme) | 
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            | "Gold all is not that ___ golden seem" (Spenser) | 
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