“What is hope? Nothing but paint on the face of ____” (Byron) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “What is hope? Nothing but paint on the face of ____” (Byron) 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 EXISTENCE.

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Crossword Answer For “What is hope? Nothing but paint on the face of ____” (Byron):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXISTENCE “What is hope? Nothing but paint on the face of ____” (Byron) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday May 5, 2019
6% HIS What's-___-face (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025
5% LIVE Face-to-face (4) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
5% HYPE What 23 Across hope to generate (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
5% WISHED Had hopes (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% LESS What a bargain hunter hopes to pay (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
5% RIDE Hitchhiker's hope (4) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
5% CAPE ____ of Good Hope (4) USA Today Quick Oct 25, 2025
5% ONLY Nothing but (4) Universal Oct 24, 2025
5% BESTCASE Hoped-for scenario (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025

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