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Terrible Fraud Led Astray Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 165 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
DREADFUL which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DREADFUL
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "DREADFUL" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Causing fear or dread or terror
- • Exceptionally bad or displeasing
- • Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant noun
- • A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
- • A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
- • A shocking or sensational crime. adjective
- • Full of something causing dread, whether
- • Full of dread, whether adverb
- • Dreadfully.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The movie was so dreadful that i left before it ended."
- • "Her cooking skills are dreadful; everything she makes tastes terrible."
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| Telegraph Cryptic27 Jun 2023 | Down 7 | |
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