Adjective For A Bugaboo Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror
	29%	5		Positive adjective for music, negative adjective for socks
	adjective satellite • offensively malodorous • (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues • stylish and modern in an unconventional way • in a state of cowardly fright
	27%	9		Bugbear or bugaboo
	noun • (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings • an object of dread or apprehension

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New York Times07 Oct 1977	Across 31
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