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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “For zeal’s a dreadful ____, / That teaches saints to tear and cant” (Samuel Butler, Hudibras) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TERMAGANT.

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

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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% ARDOR Zeal (5) USA Today Sep 23, 2025
40% FEAR Dread (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
40% EDUCATE Teach (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
40% AWFUL Dreadful (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
40% EREWHON Samuel Butler's satire of Victorian society (7) (7)
38% RIP Tear (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 27, 2025
38% HASAT Tears into (5) Universal Oct 24, 2025
38% REND Tear (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 23, 2025
38% NEBULAAWARD Butler honor (11) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025

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