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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Not half so swift the ____ doves can fly / When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky" (Pope) 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 TREMBLING.

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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% SOAR Fly sky-high (4) USA Today Dec 17, 2025
4% FAST Swift (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
4% SPEED Swiftness (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 26, 2025
4% SPLIT Cleave (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
4% OVERHEAD Bird in dove flying in the sky (8)
3% SSTS Swift jets (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 17, 2025
3% PLANE *Transport* Take this to soar into the sky and fly along with the birds (5)
3% TSE When doubled, an African fly (3) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
3% TALON Eagle's claw (5) Newsday Dec 15, 2025

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