“If those to whom power is ____ do well, they will be respected: if not, they will be despised” (Thomas Paine) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “If those to whom power is ____ do well, they will be respected: if not, they will be despised” (Thomas Paine) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DELEGATED.

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Crossword Answer For “If those to whom power is ____ do well, they will be respected: if not, they will be despised” (Thomas Paine):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELEGATED “If those to whom power is ____ do well, they will be respected: if not, they will be despised” (Thomas Paine) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 30, 2019
5% HATES Despises (5) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
5% ABHORS Despises (6) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
5% HATED Despised (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 30, 2025
5% HATE Despise (4) New York Times Aug 25, 2025
5% LOATHED Despised (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 16, 2025
5% REPUTABLE Well respected (9) Commuter Jul 8, 2025
4% ALVA Thomas -- Edison (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
4% TOO As well (3) The Telegraph Mini Sep 3, 2025
4% UNDERACHIEVE Do less well than expected (12) (12) Puzzler Sep 2, 2025

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