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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue W.B. __, poet who asked us to "tread softly because you tread on my dreams" (5) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on January 24, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is YEATS.

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40 Potential Answers:

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
59% STOMP Not tread lightly (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025
57% TIRE Tread on me! (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
53% STAMP Tread on a sticker (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
53% ACTOR One treading the boards (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
50% PLOD Tread wearily (4) (4) The Sun Mini Oct 10, 2025
48% STEP Tread (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 28, 2025
48% STEPPING Treading (8) The Times Concise Jan 3, 2025
48% STEPS Treads, ... on (5)

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