"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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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
4% KNELT Made as if to pray? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 3, 2025
4% SYD Barrett of Pink Floyd (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
4% RONA Gossipy Barrett (4) USA Today Quick Aug 27, 2025
4% LAP Gossipy Barrett (3) USA Today Quick Aug 27, 2025
4% OHO "What have we here?!" (3) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
4% ASSET Good thing to have (5) USA Today Aug 24, 2025
4% SUBHA Had to renounce God with replacement prayer beads (5) The Times Mephisto Aug 24, 2025
4% EAT "___, Pray, Love" (3) Universal Aug 10, 2025
4% VIGIL Prayer ___ (5) New York Times Aug 4, 2025

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