“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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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
75% SANS "La Belle Dame ___ Merci": Keats (4)
73% DAME Keats's "La Belle ___ Sans Merci" (4)
71% MERCI Keats's "La Belle Dame Sans ___" (5)
69% RPG D&D, e.g. (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 2026
66% OGRE D&D antagonist (4) Newsday Dec 27, 2025
66% KEATS "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" poet (5)
60% ETRE Raison d'___ (4) New York Times Feb 19, 2026
60% CLERIC Healing character class in D&D (6) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026
60% POOR D-worthy (4) USA Today Feb 17, 2026

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