Prospects were not great in Dickens' day - or were they? (12) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXPECTATIONS Prospects were not great in Dickens' day - or were they? (12) (12)
8% THOSE "__ were the days" (5) Commuter Jul 9, 2025
7% ARICH "If I Were __ Man" (5) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
7% ARE Were, now (3) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
7% EVENIF Were it possible that (6) Newsday Aug 22, 2025
7% THEN "And ___ there were none" (4)
6% ALAS "I wish it were otherwise . . ." (4) USA Today Oct 3, 2025
6% TWENTIES Decade of the 20th century in which The Great Gatsby and Ulysses were published (8) The Times Specialist Sep 29, 2025
6% CHANCES Prospects (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
6% HERE Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were ___" (4)
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