Fondness cause, proverbially Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSENCE Fondness cause, proverbially (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 29, 2020
7% LIKE Be fond of (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
7% LIKED Was fond of (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
6% OWL Proverbially wise creature (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
6% HOME Where the heart is, proverbially (4) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
6% ALOST "It's -- cause!" (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
6% EARS What walls have, proverbially (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
6% ARGUMENTATIVE Fond of contradicting (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Oct 24, 2025
6% CLOVERLOVER Person fond of shamrocks (11) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% ASWESAY "Proverbially speaking . . ." (7) USA Today Oct 13, 2025

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