"Desperate cures must be to desperate ___ applied."—Dryden. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLS "Desperate cures must be to desperate ___ applied."—Dryden. (4)
6% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
6% NEEDY Desperate for money (5) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
6% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
6% CRAMS Studies desperately (5) Universal Aug 21, 2025
5% EVA Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" (3)
5% EDIE Nicollette's "Desperate Housewives" role (4) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
5% ARGUED Fought guard desperately protecting earl (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 15, 2025
5% DISAGREE Conflict with desperate sweetheart about droop (8) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 13, 2025
5% EPOCH Hundred in desperate hope for a time (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
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