Poet's slowish to drop a name (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Poet's slowish to drop a name (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on July 3, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DANTE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DANTE Poet's slowish to drop a name (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 3, 2026
48% AUDEN Poet (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 13, 2026
48% ETHIC Traditional name dropped - it's a matter of principle (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 9, 2026
48% POKY Slowish (4)
48% ANDANTE Slowish (7)
46% FALL Drop (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jul 1, 2026
46% ORB Poet's planet (3) Newsday Jul 1, 2026
46% OVID Roman poet (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 30, 2026
46% HORACE Roman poet (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 28, 2026
46% TRUMAN US president whose middle name was just S (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 26, 2026

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