“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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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
5% ZERO Nothing (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 12, 2026
5% OLIVERONIONS Author of ghost story collections Widdershins and The Painted Face (6,6) (12) Mirror Quiz Jul 12, 2026
5% ATHLETE Olympics hopeful (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 7, 2026
5% WISHED Hoped (for) (6) Newsday Jul 6, 2026
5% MERE Nothing but (4) New York Times Jul 3, 2026
5% BITE Angler's hope (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2026
5% ALL __ or nothing (3) Commuter Jul 1, 2026
5% INVAIN For nothing (6) LA Times Daily Jun 28, 2026
5% ENCOUNTER Meet face to face (9) (9) Puzzler Jun 25, 2026

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