“While pensive poets ____ vigils keep, / Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep” (Alexander Pope) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “While pensive poets ____ vigils keep, / Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep” (Alexander Pope) 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAINFUL.

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Crossword Answer For “While pensive poets ____ vigils keep, / Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep” (Alexander Pope):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAINFUL “While pensive poets ____ vigils keep, / Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep” (Alexander Pope) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 30, 2020
4% AWAKE Vigilant (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 26, 2025
4% ALERT Vigilant (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 20, 2025
4% LENDS Gives for a while (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
4% ERR "To ____ is human, to forgive divine" (Alexander Pope) (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
4% ONALERT Vigilant (7) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
3% TASHA Author __ Alexander (5) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
3% PAGE Something a reader turns (4) Universal Nov 24, 2025
3% MEG Ryan of Sleepless in Seattle (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 21, 2025
3% PALMIST Hand-reader (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 21, 2025

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