"The __ is good,...its execution is poor": Balzac Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAW "The __ is good,...its execution is poor": Balzac (3) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
6% ETRE To be, to Balzac (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 19, 2025
5% NEEDY Poor (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 21, 2026
5% ENTER Execution key (5) LA Times Daily Jan 15, 2026
5% HONORE Writer Balzac (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
4% ALMS Donations for the poor (4) Commuter Jan 30, 2026
4% SEEDY In poor condition (5) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
4% MANAGERIAL Executive, administrative (10) (10) Puzzler Jan 22, 2026
4% BUMPINTO Encounter poor horse (4,4) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
4% BAD Not good (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 20, 2026

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