“Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton) 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 OLIGARCHY.

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Crossword Answer For “Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLIGARCHY “Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 29, 2021
5% STRUTTED Walked with arrogance (8) Universal Sep 27, 2025
4% ONLY Merely (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
4% IMPEND Be about to happen (6) The Times Concise Aug 1, 2025
4% FATHERBROWN GK Chesterton's detective (11) The Guardian Quick Apr 28, 2023
3% ACCIDENT They will happen (8) The Times O Tempora Oct 18, 2025
3% EVENT Happening (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 12, 2025
3% INSIST Refuse to yield (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
3% NEEDNT Can refuse to (6) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
3% NOSIR Polite refusal (5) New York Times Oct 2, 2025

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