“He play’d an ancient ditty ____ mute, / In Provence call’d, ‘La belle dame sans merci’” (Keats) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “He play’d an ancient ditty ____ mute, / In Provence call’d, ‘La belle dame sans merci’” (Keats) 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LONG SINCE.

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Crossword Answer For “He play’d an ancient ditty ____ mute, / In Provence call’d, ‘La belle dame sans merci’” (Keats):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LONG SINCE “He play’d an ancient ditty ____ mute, / In Provence call’d, ‘La belle dame sans merci’” (Keats) (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 3, 2022
73% DAME Keats's "La Belle ___ Sans Merci" (4)
73% SANS "La Belle Dame ___ Merci": Keats (4)
71% MERCI Keats's "La Belle Dame Sans ___" (5)
64% RPG D&D, e.g. (3) New York Times Jul 4, 2025
64% KEATS "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" poet (5)
62% GEEK D&D lover, perhaps (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025
60% DISC The "D" in DJ (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
60% ETRE Raison d'___ (4) Universal Aug 13, 2025
60% DIODE The "D" of LED (5) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025

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