"There was an old man ..." poet Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "There was an old man ..." poet . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEAR "There was an old man ..." poet (4)
9% DAD One's old man, lovingly (3)
9% HORACE Getting changed a chore for old poet (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
9% SEA The Old Man and the ____, Hemingway novella (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
9% RIMER Old inferior poet hidden in "pilgrim error" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
9% POP Old man in contemporary music (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Sep 12, 2025
9% POPPA Old man, familiarly (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2025
9% TABARD Thanks poet for old jacket (6)
8% SITWELL Poet not to lounge? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
8% TOODLEPIP Old poet revitalised - one quiet for so long (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
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