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Tantalizingly Detailed Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LURID which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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232%9Tantalizingly sensitive
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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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New York Times28 May 2023 Across 43
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