"What we pay for civilized society," per Oliver Wendell Holmes Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'What we pay for civilized society,' per Oliver Wendell Holmes last seen in New York Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAXES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAXES 'What we pay for civilized society,' per Oliver Wendell Holmes (5) New York Times Jan 9, 2015
6% IOTA Per Oliver Wendell Holmes, "[T]he price we pay for civilization." (4)
5% OLIVER ___ Wendell Holmes (6)
5% ELSIE Oliver Wendell Holmes's "___Venner" (5)
5% LEAF Oliver Wendell Holmes' "The Last ___" (4)
4% COCAINE The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution" (7) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
4% METER What to pay with the Park Smarter app (5) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
4% REMIT Pay (5) LA Times Daily Sep 12, 2025
4% AIR What we breathe (3)
4% OYL Olive in comics (3) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025

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