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“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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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ALERT Vigilant | (5) | Premier Sunday | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 4% | INSOMNIA Sleeplessness | (8) | The Telegraph Quick | Dec 3, 2025 |
| 3% | PONTIFF Pope | (7) | The Telegraph Quick | Feb 1, 2026 |
| 3% | USERS Manual readers | (5) | Commuter | Jan 29, 2026 |
| 3% | SATIRIST Writer such as Swift or Pope | (8) | The Times Concise | Jan 29, 2026 |
| 3% | TABS Keep ___ on | (4) | New York Times | Jan 28, 2026 |
| 3% | ISLAM Koran reader's faith | (5) | Newsday | Jan 27, 2026 |
| 3% | OLIN Lena of "The Reader" | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 3% | ALLEYES Acutely vigilant or observant (3,4) | (7) | Mirror Classic | Jan 24, 2026 |
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