One might lose it in a crisis Crossword Clue

• "'___' is the thing with feathers" (Emily Dickinson poem)

  New York Times · Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 4 letters

• "Thing with feathers that perches in the soul," per Emily Dickinson

  New York Times · Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 4 letters

• Word on either side of "against"

  New York Times · Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 4 letters

• Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak

  New York Times · Wednesday, November 27, 2024 · 4 letters

• A "waking dream," per Aristotle

  New York Times · Sunday, May 19, 2024 · 4 letters

• Last thing left in Pandora's box

  New York Times · Friday, May 17, 2024 · 4 letters

• Intend

  New York Times · Saturday, April 6, 2024 · 4 letters

• Word at the center of Rhode Island's flag

  New York Times · Saturday, January 7, 2023 · 4 letters

• Cross one's fingers

  New York Times · Sunday, June 19, 2022 · 4 letters

• It springs eternal

  New York Times · Monday, March 14, 2022 · 4 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 39-Down Compulsory
• 40-Across It starts with el primero de enero
• 41-Across "Wassup, ___?"
• 41-Down Il Poeta
• 42-Down Decoration for Gertrude's room in "Hamlet"
• 43-Down When repeated, exuberant cry
• 44-Across Tee off
• 45-Down "Ptui!"
• 46-Across Where you might see some initials
• 46-Down Tied up
• 47-Across Break down, in a way
• 47-Down Litter, maybe