"Not half so swift the ____ doves can fly / When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky" (Pope) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREMBLING "Not half so swift the ____ doves can fly / When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky" (Pope) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 25, 2024
4% NEVER When pigs fly (5) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
4% SOAR Fly like an eagle (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 5, 2026
4% PACIFIST Dove (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
4% FAST Swift (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
4% SPLIT Cleave (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
4% OVERHEAD Bird in dove flying in the sky (8)
3% GLARE Fierce look (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 7, 2026
3% OSMOSIS Liquid diffusion is so, so complicated around end of stem (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
3% BLUE Sky shade (4) Newsday Jan 4, 2026

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