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noun • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • a difficult juncture | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Dire | ||||||
adverb • as if dead • (used as intensives) excessively adjective satellite • causing or capable of causing death • of an instrument of certain death • extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom • involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death • exceedingly harmful • (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | ||||||||
In Dire ___ Crossword Clue
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STRAITS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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STRAITS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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