Poet and pontiff upholding a Roman law with hesitation Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALEXANDER POPE Poet and pontiff upholding a Roman law with hesitation (14) The Times Cryptic Sep 4, 2023
3% HORACE Roman poet (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 25, 2025
3% DEFEND Uphold (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
3% POPE Pontiff (4) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
2% MCDI Roman 1,401 (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
2% ELLEWOODS Sister-in-law? (9) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
2% MMIII Roman 2003 (5) LA Times Mini Jan 4, 2026
2% CLI Roman 151 (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
2% ILLEGAL Against the law (7)
2% CAREER Law, but not order (6) New York Times Dec 28, 2025

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