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Sensational Cover Capturing Ancient City Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 98 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
LURID which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
LURID
Updated: October 15, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "LURID" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Horrible in fierceness or savagery
- • Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- • Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- • Ghastly pale adjective
- • Shocking, horrifying.
- • Melodramatic.
- • Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- • Being of a light yellow hue.
- • Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
- • Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The tabloid newspaper had a lurid headline about a scandalous celebrity affair."
- • "The detective described the crime scene in lurid detail."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Everyman26 Jun 2011 | Across 6 | |
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