“Small showers last long, but sudden ____ are short” (Shakespeare in Richard II) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Small showers last long, but sudden ____ are short” (Shakespeare in Richard II) 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STORMS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STORMS “Small showers last long, but sudden ____ are short” (Shakespeare in Richard II) (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 22, 2023
5% NTH Last in a long series (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
5% SWAN Shakespeare small and pale (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Sep 26, 2025
5% RUNON Last too long (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 1, 2025
5% FINALLY "At long last!" (7) Universal Aug 22, 2025
5% PLANTAGENET Henry III or Richard II, eg (11) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2025
5% ROSS Lord in Shakespeare's "Richard II" (4)
4% DOTE Shower affection (on) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
4% ROMEO Lover of Shakespeare? (5) LA Times Mini Oct 14, 2025
4% JOLT Sudden shock (4) New York Times Mini Oct 12, 2025

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