| Crossed one's fingers |
New York Times Mini |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Had great expectations |
LA Times Mini |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Wished |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Had confidence |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Dreamed big |
Commuter |
26 May 2025 |
| He'd taken in work and had aspirations |
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| Expected Bob, perhaps, with detective to follow (5) |
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| Desired to run like a rabbit, Ed (5) |
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| After a dance Edward had aspirations |
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| Sought to reform a hotheaded dope (5) |
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| He'd be out of work, as desired (5) |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Fondly wished |
Commuter |
10 Sep 2024 |
| As expected, he'd got work in (5) |
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| Desired |
The Telegraph Mini |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Was optimistic |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Had faith |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Wished for a little work he'd taken in (5) |
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| Wished (for) |
Universal |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Counted on getting dope treatment at Crouch End (5) |
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| What the optimist did when he'd got out of work (5) |
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| Second of three virtues daughter trusted |
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| Had aspirations |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2023 |
| Desired, with "for" |
Universal |
23 Jul 2023 |
| Had aspirations |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Mar 2023 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Wished earnestly |
Newsday |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
Universal |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Had aspirations |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Apr 2022 |
| Had one's fingers crossed |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Had one's fingers crossed |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Was optimistic |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Was optimistic |
The Washington Post |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Wished (for) |
Universal |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Had aspirations |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2021 |
| Had aspirations |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2021 |
| Aspired |
USA Today |
06 May 2021 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Was optimistic |
Newsday |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Expected and desired |
The Times Concise |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Had a dream -- was skipping half-heartedly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Had aspirations |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Wished |
Universal |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Had aspirations |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Desired, with 'for' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Didn't give up |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2019 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
USA Today |
23 May 2019 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Trusted Henry's newspaper column |
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| Had ambitions for his first comment piece |
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| Had optimism (for) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Wished |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Feb 2018 |
| Wished earnestly |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Had a wish |
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| Held expectations (for) |
Jonesin |
26 Dec 2017 |
| Desired with the expectation of success |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Dec 2017 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
Universal |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Had fingers crossed |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2017 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Sep 2017 |
| Wished |
The Washington Post |
12 Jun 2017 |
| Wished |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2017 |
| Had expectations of hothead setting up depot briefly |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Wished |
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| Had fingers crossed |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Had aspirations |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2016 |
| Wasn't sure, say |
New York Times |
28 May 2016 |
| After spring, paper's boss was optimistic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Apr 2016 |
| Didn't despair |
Universal |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Wasn't sure, say |
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| Ha'aretz's first comment piece expressed optimism |
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| He'd put in little work, yet had expectations |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Mar 2015 |
| Wished |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2015 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Wished (for) |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Wished |
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| Wished (for) |
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| Was optimistic |
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| Had aspirations |
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| Had aspirations |
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| Waited and wanted |
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| Had a wish |
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| Spain "___ and Prayed" |
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| Had an expectation |
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| Had aspirations |
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| Didn't despair |
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| Kept the faith |
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| Didn't despair |
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| Didn't quite expect |
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| Kept the faith |
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| Was optimistic |
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| Didn't quite expect |
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| Was optimistic |
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| Had one's fingers crossed |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Wished |
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| Had a wish |
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| Had expectations |
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| Kept one's fingers crossed |
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| Was optimistic |
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| Didn't give up |
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| Didn't give up |
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| Wished (for) |
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| Yearned (for) |
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| Didn't despair |
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| Wasn't despondent |
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| Held expectations for |
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| Had faith |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Wished |
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| Had aspirations |
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| Played Pollyanna |
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| Had great expectations |
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| Wished (for) |
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| Wished |
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| Aspired |
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| Crossed one s fingers |
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| Had fingers crossed |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Had faith |
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| Wanted |
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| Crossed one's fingers |
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| Trusted |
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| Had expectations |
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| Aspired |
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| Didn't despair |
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| Wished for |
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| Was optimistic |
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| Yearned |
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| Wished (for) |
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| Was optimistic. |
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| Cherished a desire. |
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| Dreamed. |
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| Trusted. |
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| Expected with confidence. |
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| Anticipated. |
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| Looked for the silver lining. |
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| Had great expectations. |
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| Desired. |
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| Looked forward to. |
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| Wished (for). |
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| Wanted very much. |
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| Wished. |
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