“For zeal’s a dreadful ____, / That teaches saints to tear and cant” (Samuel Butler, Hudibras) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERMAGANT “For zeal’s a dreadful ____, / That teaches saints to tear and cant” (Samuel Butler, Hudibras) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 31, 2021
45% EXACT "Life is not an ____ science, it is an art" (Samuel Butler) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 9, 2025
42% ARDOR Zeal (5) USA Today Sep 23, 2025
40% SCHOOL Teach (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 6, 2025
40% ABYSMAL Dreadful (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
40% LORE Teaching (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
38% RIP Tear (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
38% ALITO Samuel of SCOTUS (5) Commuter Dec 11, 2025
38% CABLEGUY Samuel Morse? (8) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
38% WEPT Was in tears (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025

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