The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INDECENCY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2001.
Prude's bane crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| INDECENCY | 100 % | 9 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prude's bane
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- indecency
 - heck
 - nice
 - racy
 - bluenose
 - bourgeois
 - prig
 - prudery
 - prudish
 - agnostics
 - calvinists
 - churchmen
 
Crossword Answer definitions
INDECENCY noun- Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
 - Something showing lack of decency; something such as a word that is indecent
 
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