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
59% ORPHANS Children with no parents (7)
59% FAMILY Parents and their children (6)
57% SATIRIST Jonathan Swift or George Orwell (8)
50% STEADIED Prevented from shaking (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
50% SATIRE Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, e.g. (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 6, 2025
48% FAST Swift (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 30, 2025
48% GENE Gift from a parent (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 11, 2025
48% RAPID Swift (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
46% LAPUTA Flying island in 1726 Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver's Travels (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Sep 15, 2025

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