"Dum ___ spero" (South Carolina's motto) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPIRO "Dum ___ spero" (South Carolina's motto) (5)
71% DUM “___ spiro spero” (South Carolina motto) (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 22, 2022
69% SPERO "Dum Spiro ___" (South Carolina motto) (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2024
57% DUMSPIROSPERO Motto of South Carolina (13)
53% NEB It's s. of South Dakota (3) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
48% SLOGAN Motto (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 8, 2025
46% ELON University in North Carolina (4) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
46% OROYPLATA Montana motto (9) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2025
46% PEPPER Carolina Reaper, for one (6) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
46% CHARLESTON Barking closer than city in South Carolina (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 2, 2025
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