“The wife, where danger or ____ lurks, / Safest and seemliest by her husband stays” (Paradise Lost) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “The wife, where danger or ____ lurks, / Safest and seemliest by her husband stays” (Paradise Lost) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DISHONOUR.

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Crossword Answer For “The wife, where danger or ____ lurks, / Safest and seemliest by her husband stays” (Paradise Lost):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISHONOUR “The wife, where danger or ____ lurks, / Safest and seemliest by her husband stays” (Paradise Lost) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday May 22, 2022
4% MILTON "Paradise Lost" writer (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 7, 2025
4% EDEN Paradise referred to in Paradise Lost (4) The Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
4% EPIC "Paradise Lost," e.g. (4) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
4% URIEL Archangel in "Paradise Lost" (5) New York Times Sep 11, 2025
4% SPOUSE Husband or wife (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
4% ERENOW Paradise Lost "previously" (6) Newsday Aug 2, 2025
4% KEEPSWATCH Stays on the lookout for danger (10) Newsday Jul 24, 2025
3% PERIL Danger (5) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
3% ATSEA Lost (5) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025

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