Who once described puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MENCKEN Who once described puritanism as 'the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy' (7) New York Times May 12, 2018
5% BAR Happy hour haunt (3) LA Times Daily Aug 26, 2025
4% BRR Sound from someone who's shivering (3) USA Today Sep 3, 2025
4% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
4% EERIE Haunting (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
4% HAM Cured meat; someone who overacts (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 28, 2025
4% NEEDARIDE "Going somewhere?" (9) Universal Aug 4, 2025
4% DREAD Fear (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 30, 2025
4% DRAWER Someone who's attractive to an artist (6)
4% LOLS Merriments, to someone who's online (4)

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