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Passed Round Edible Tubers Wrong Way Up And Caused Alarm Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DISMAYED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DISMAYED

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
237%6 Port, after lid removed, passed round the wrong way
335%4Edible tubers

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We think the answer is "DISMAYED" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  • verb
  • • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
  • • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
  • • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
  • adjective
  • • Having the emotion of dismay.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She was dismayed to find out that she had failed the exam."
  • • "The news of the company's bankruptcy left the employees dismayed."

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