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

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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% SNEAK Lurk (5) The Atlantic Oct 18, 2026
4% ORIN "Here ___ heavenly Paradises dwell": "Paradise Lost" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 10, 2026
4% MATE Husband or wife (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2026
4% SPOUSE Husband or wife (6) Newsday Sep 28, 2026
4% SATAN "Paradise Lost" tempter (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 22, 2026
4% EDEN Paradise Lost setting (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
3% RAYE Where Is My Husband! singer (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2026
3% PERIL Danger (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 24, 2026
3% HOMIE Marge Simpson's pet name for her husband (5) New York Times Midi Oct 20, 2026

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