"The best of men cannot _ their fate; the good die early and the bad die late": Daniel Defoe (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUSPEND "The best of men cannot _ their fate; the good die early and the bad die late": Daniel Defoe (7) (7)
6% PERISH Die (6) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
5% SIX Highest roll of a standard die (3) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
5% DIRE Do-or-die, situationwise (4) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
5% ONLY "___ the Good Die Young" (1978 Billy Joel song) (4)
5% HARD "Die ___" (Bruce Willis movie) (4)
5% PORTEND Herald left to die (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 15, 2026
5% ALAN Actor Rickman of "Die Hard" (4)
5% HOPE "Cross my heart and ___ to die..." (4)
5% LOW About to die, say (3) TV Dec 21, 2025
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