"When the hounds of ___ are on winter's traces . . . " Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPRING "When the hounds of ___ are on winter's traces . . . " (6)
74% NAG Hound (3) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
74% IOTA Trace (4) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
71% WISP Trace of smoke (4) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
67% BEAGLE Hunting hound (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
67% FANS Autograph hounds (4) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
67% HIBERNATE To winter (9) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
67% ERASE Leave no trace of (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
67% TRACES "When the hounds of spring are on winter's ___." (6)
64% TOD The fox of The Fox and the Hound (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
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