“Bores have succeeded to dragons, and I have shivered too many ____s in vain ever to hope for their extirpation” (Disraeli) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Bores have succeeded to dragons, and I have shivered too many ____s in vain ever to hope for their extirpation” (Disraeli) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LANCE.

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Crossword Answer For “Bores have succeeded to dragons, and I have shivered too many ____s in vain ever to hope for their extirpation” (Disraeli):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LANCE “Bores have succeeded to dragons, and I have shivered too many ____s in vain ever to hope for their extirpation” (Disraeli) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 3, 2022
4% MERCY "Have ___!" ("Have a heart!") (5)
4% EVER "Never have I ___ . . ." (4) USA Today Jan 29, 2026
4% MYWORD Pledge I have, I say! (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
4% NEED Have to have (4) Commuter Jan 16, 2026
4% MAY "___ I have this dance?" (3)
4% NEEDING Having to have (7) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
4% DIXERO I will have said (6) The Times O Tempora Jan 10, 2026
4% AMSO "I ___ bored!" (4) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
4% LEE Rodriguez of "Never Have I Ever" (3) TV Dec 7, 2025

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