One foot in 'the grave,' poetically speaking Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IAMB One foot in 'the grave,' poetically speaking (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2022
7% ANAPEST Poetic foot (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 8, 2025
6% INCH One of 12 in a foot (4)
6% ANNETTECROSBIE Actress who played Victor Meldrew's wife, Margaret, in One Foot in the Grave (14) The Times Specialist Nov 17, 2025
6% INTER Place in a grave (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 12, 2025
6% DOUG Made a grave (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
6% HOPPED Jumped on one foot (6) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
6% SOLEMN Grave (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
6% AMNI For a river or - poetically - by, with or from one (4) The Times O Tempora Sep 6, 2025
5% NIGH Poetic "close" (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025

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