A __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MODEST A __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8) (6) The Guardian Weekend Feb 8, 2025
53% VANESSA Woman's name invented by Jonathan Swift (7) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
50% AVERTS Prevents from happening (6) The Times Concise Jan 27, 2026
50% FOIL Prevent from succeeding (4) Universal Dec 26, 2025
50% AVERT Prevent from happening (5) Newsday Dec 22, 2025
48% SEXY Like Jonathan Bailey, according to People magazine (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 30, 2026
48% SPEEDY Swift (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
48% AVOIDANCE Prevention from happening (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 23, 2026
48% CHOKE Prevent from breathing (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 21, 2026
48% FAST Swift (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025

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