"God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, / And ____ the thing we have prayed for in our face" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, / And ____ the thing we have prayed for in our face" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THRUSTS.

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Crossword Answer For "God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, / And ____ the thing we have prayed for in our face" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THRUSTS "God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, / And ____ the thing we have prayed for in our face" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 11, 2024
5% EAST Some praying people face it (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 16, 2025
4% ABRUPT Sudden (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 24, 2025
4% AMEN Closing word in some prayers (4) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
4% ABET Assist Elizabeth to some extent (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 20, 2025
4% OHO "What have we here!" (3) USA Today Sep 19, 2025
4% ARE "___ we having fun yet?" (3)
4% FORBID "God ___ people have hobbies" (6) USA Today Sep 12, 2025
4% KNELT Made as if to pray? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 3, 2025
4% RONA Gossipy Barrett (4) USA Today Quick Aug 27, 2025

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