"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
4% IHOPETOGOD "Praying for that" (10) Universal Sep 5, 2026
4% EXTRAPOINT Conversion that some pray will be successful? (10) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2026
4% PLETHORA Abundance provided by Norse god through prayer (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
4% APPS Things that have icons (4) New York Times Sep 3, 2026
4% LORDS "The ___ Prayer" (5)
4% PLS [Praying emoji] (3) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2026
4% AMEN Some temperamental prayer ending (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 26, 2026
4% HEWN Some rowan we have flipping chopped (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
4% INE Having four sharps (3) LA Times Daily Aug 23, 2026

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