"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
6% SONNETS Some Elizabeth Barrett Browning poems (7) USA Today Mar 1, 2026
4% THEARCHY Our opponents outside bend rule of God (8) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 8, 2026
4% GASP Have a sudden inspiration? (4) LA Times Daily Apr 3, 2026
4% AMEN Final word in some prayers (4) USA Today Mar 30, 2026
4% BIGBEN Elizabeth Tower, to some (6) The Times Sunday Concise Mar 29, 2026
4% COLAS Some brown sodas (5) USA Today Mar 27, 2026
4% PANACEA God! Fantastic answer that will fix everything (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 27, 2026
4% SEAR Brown some (4) Newsday Mar 26, 2026
4% THREEFOUR Elizabeth Reef - our secret signature (5-4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 25, 2026

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