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Most Desperate Crossword Clue
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DIREST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DIREST
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "DIREST" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
- • Causing fear or dread or terror adjective
- • Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- • Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- • Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal
- • Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The direst situation imaginable is being stranded in the middle of the ocean with no life raft."
- • "The direst consequence of global warming is the potential extinction of numerous species."
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| New York Times30 Apr 2001 | Down 21 | |
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