"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.? featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on September 6, 2026. 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 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GUIDINGPRINCIPLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUIDINGPRINCIPLE "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.? (16) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2026
76% PAIN It can make you smart (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2026
74% DRINKINGADAGE "You can lead a horse to water ..."? (13)
70% TOWATER "You can lead a horse ___..." (7)
70% LEADA "You can ___ horse to water ..." (5) LA Times Mini Jun 5, 2024
70% AHORSE "You can lead - - to water ..." (6)
65% SOMEPEOPLE "Can you believe them?!" (10) Universal Aug 30, 2026
65% IMONIT "You can count on me!" (6) The Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
65% IWILL "You can count on me" (5) New York Times Aug 23, 2026
65% SAY "O ___ can you see ..." (3) Universal Aug 14, 2026

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