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Pepys For One Is Said To Be The Worst Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
DIREST which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DIREST
Updated: October 14, 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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| The Guardian Cryptic07 Nov 2022 | Down 7 | |
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