Mother initially cradled him, ruined in Eliot's work Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mother initially cradled him, ruined in Eliot's work featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 8, 2026. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MIDDLEMARCH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIDDLEMARCH Mother initially cradled him, ruined in Eliot's work (11) The Times Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
52% GIN Mother's ruin (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
42% MAR Ruin (3) LA Times Daily Dec 11, 2025
42% LULLABY Cradle tune (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 8, 2025
42% HARDTIMES Satirical work ruined this dream (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
40% UNDO Ruin (4) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
40% BEDE Eliot's "Adam --" (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
40% NESS Eliot of the Untouchables (4) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
38% PAW Foot pedals are working, initially (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Dec 30, 2025
38% KENYA Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind" (5) New York Times Dec 26, 2025

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