“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
47% LIST Cant (4) Newsday Oct 24, 2026
42% INTENSITY Strength and zeal (9) New York Times Midi Oct 23, 2026
42% DID "The butler ___ it" (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 19, 2026
42% IMPASSIONED Filled with zeal (11) Commuter Oct 1, 2026
42% GUSTO Zeal (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 21, 2026
40% SANCTE Temere cantes religiose! (6) The Times O Tempora Oct 24, 2026
40% DIRE Dreadful (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2026
40% FEAR Dread (4) Commuter Sep 24, 2026
40% FEARFULLY With dread (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 18, 2026

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