Finale of Byron poem that might bring a lump to the throat?

The answer to “Finale of Byron poem that might bring a lump to the throat?” in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword is NODE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword on September 2, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 10-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Finale of Byron poem that might bring a lump to the throat?” answer

NODE (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is NODE.

What does NODE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NODE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Finale of Byron poem that might bring a lump to the throat?” appeared?

The Telegraph Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 2, 2026 (most recent) → NODE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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