“Nature, in her fantastic ____ had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess’s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air” (Thomas Hardy) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Nature, in her fantastic ____ had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess’s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air” (Thomas Hardy) 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRICKERY.

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Crossword Answer For “Nature, in her fantastic ____ had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess’s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air” (Thomas Hardy):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRICKERY “Nature, in her fantastic ____ had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess’s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air” (Thomas Hardy) (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 11, 2019
46% SHE ___/her/hers (3) Family Time Aug 25, 2025
45% TESS Thomas Hardy heroine (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
41% SHAD Herring's kin (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 4, 2025
41% SPRATS Small herrings (6) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
41% HIS ___ and hers (words on a towel set, perhaps) (3)
40% AWES Stupefies (4) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
40% BITE Her bark is worse than her ___ (4) Universal Sep 14, 2025
40% DECOY Red herring (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
38% CATMOM Her daughter might steal her hair ties (6) USA Today Oct 27, 2025

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