“The moment that the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid ____ to common feeling, common prudence, and to common sense” (Sydney Smith) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “The moment that the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid ____ to common feeling, common prudence, and to common sense” (Sydney Smith) 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADIEU.

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Crossword Answer For “The moment that the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid ____ to common feeling, common prudence, and to common sense” (Sydney Smith):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADIEU “The moment that the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid ____ to common feeling, common prudence, and to common sense” (Sydney Smith) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 30, 2022
7% SMARTS Common sense (6) USA Today Jul 31, 2025
6% ARIAL Common font (5) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
6% RARE Not common (4)
6% RARER Not as common (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 8, 2025
6% THE Most common English word (3) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
6% ARE Common verb (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
6% BUNT Common sacrifice (4) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
6% ANDS Common connections (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025
6% ECOLI Common bacteria (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 30, 2025

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