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

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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
5% EAST Some praying people face it (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 16, 2025
4% ARBYS "We have the meats" sloganeer (5) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
4% ABRUPT Sudden (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
4% SILENCE "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the ___ of our friends" (7) The Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
4% PEW Place to pray (3) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
4% TMI "We didn't have to know that!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
4% YES "__, We Have No Bananas" (3) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
4% TRYIT "Have some!" (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 10, 2025
4% ASSET Good thing to have (5) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025

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