W.B. __, poet who asked us to "tread softly because you tread on my dreams" (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YEATS W.B. __, poet who asked us to "tread softly because you tread on my dreams" (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Jan 24, 2026
60% PAD Tread softly (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 24, 2018
57% STOMP Not tread lightly (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025
55% TIRE Tread on me! (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
53% STAMP Tread on a sticker (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
53% TIPTOE Tread very carefully (6) The Times Concise Feb 3, 2026
51% ACTOR One treading the boards (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
50% RATED Evaluated tread badly (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
48% STEP Tread (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 28, 2025
48% STEPPING Treading (8) The Times Concise Jan 3, 2025

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